Quesnel Forks
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Quesnel Forks is a historic ghost town in British Columbia, Canada, that served as an important early mining and supply center during the Cariboo Gold Rush.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quesnel Forks canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost town
ⓘ
historic townsite ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | road ⓘ |
| category |
ghost towns in British Columbia
ⓘ
historic sites in British Columbia ⓘ mining communities in British Columbia ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse | historic park and interpretive site ⓘ |
| declineCause |
exhaustion of nearby placer gold deposits
ⓘ
shift of traffic and business to Barkerville and other centers ⓘ |
| economicBasis |
freighting and supply services
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
gold mining town
ⓘ
supply and transportation hub ⓘ |
| foundingPurpose | support for gold mining activities ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfHistoricalCommunity |
Cantonese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Quesnel, British Columbia
ⓘ
Williams Lake, British Columbia ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
building foundations
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ historic buildings ⓘ |
| heritageManagement | local and regional heritage organizations ⓘ |
| historicalCommunity | Chinese miners and merchants ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cariboo Gold Rush ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Cariboo River
ⓘ
surface form:
Quesnel River and Cariboo River
|
| locatedIn | British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Cariboo Regional District ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Cariboo region
ⓘ
surface form:
Cariboo
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Likely, British Columbia
ⓘ
Quesnel Lake ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Cariboo River
ⓘ
Quesnel River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cariboo Gold Rush
ⓘ
surface form:
Cariboo goldfields
|
| significance |
important early mining center during the Cariboo Gold Rush
ⓘ
important early supply center during the Cariboo Gold Rush ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned settlement
ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ |
| tourismType |
ghost town tourism destination
ⓘ
heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
| transportRole | stopping point on routes to the Cariboo goldfields ⓘ |
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