Yale, British Columbia
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Yale, British Columbia is a historic small town in the Fraser Canyon region of Canada, known for its role as a key hub during the Fraser River Gold Rush and the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yale, British Columbia canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic town
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| areaCode |
236
ⓘ
604 ⓘ 672 ⓘ 778 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate with strong canyon influences ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
British Columbia
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of British Columbia
|
| distanceTo | approximately 24 km north of Hope, British Columbia ⓘ |
| economicHistory |
gold rush service centre
ⓘ
railway construction camp ⓘ |
| formerStatus | one of the largest towns in British Columbia during the gold rush era ⓘ |
| governingBody | Fraser Valley Regional District ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Yale Historic Site ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding |
St. John the Divine Anglican Church
ⓘ
Yale Museum (former Hudson’s Bay Company store) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCemetery | Yale Pioneer Cemetery ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousHistory | traditional territory of the Nlaka’pamux (Thompson) people ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousName | I:yem (in Nlaka’pamux language) ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Yale Historic Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Yale Historic Site Museum
|
| hasNearbyCommunity |
Hope, British Columbia
ⓘ
Spuzzum, British Columbia ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Fraser River canyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Hell’s Gate (Fraser River) region
|
| hasReligiousBuilding | St. John the Divine Anglican Church ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
former head of navigation on the Fraser River for large steamers
ⓘ
strategic point for transportation into the British Columbia interior ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Fraser Canyon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
ⓘ
surface form:
Fraser River Gold Rush
construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Fraser Canyon ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Fraser River ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportationRoute |
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Pacific Railway main line
Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ |
| partOf | Fraser Valley ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | V0K ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
heritage interpretation
ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| railwayHistory | major construction centre for the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1880s ⓘ |
| region | Interior of British Columbia ⓘ |
| roleDuringFraserRiverGoldRush |
gateway to the upper Fraser goldfields
ⓘ
key transportation and supply hub ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationRole |
railway point on Canadian Pacific Railway main line
ⓘ
stop on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) ⓘ |
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