Fraser Canyon Gold Rush

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19th-century event gold rush historical event

The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush was an 1858 gold rush in British Columbia that drew thousands of prospectors, many from California, and marked the beginning of large-scale European settlement in the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush canonical	11
Fraser River Gold Rush	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century event ⓘ gold rush ⓘ historical event ⓘ
affectedEthnicGroup	First Nations ⓘ surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Fraser River region Nlaka'pamux ⓘ Nlaka'pamux ⓘ surface form: Stó꞉lō
attractedImmigrantsFrom	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California China ⓘ Europe ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cause	discovery of gold in the Fraser River ⓘ
centeredOn	Fraser River ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
demographicImpact	arrival of thousands of prospectors ⓘ displacement and disruption of Indigenous communities ⓘ growth of European settler population in British Columbia ⓘ influx of American miners ⓘ rapid population increase in the Fraser River region ⓘ
economicImpact	development of mining industry in British Columbia ⓘ expansion of trade and services along the Fraser River ⓘ stimulus for infrastructure development in the colony ⓘ
followedBy	Cariboo Gold Rush ⓘ
hasEffect	foundation for later economic development of British Columbia ⓘ growth of settlements along the Fraser Canyon ⓘ increased colonial interest in interior British Columbia ⓘ
languageOfHistoricalRecords	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod	19th century ⓘ colonial era of British Columbia ⓘ
location	British Columbia ⓘ Fraser Canyon ⓘ
mainSubject	gold ⓘ
partOf	gold rushes in North America ⓘ
politicalImpact	implementation of mining regulations by colonial authorities ⓘ increased British concern over American expansionism ⓘ strengthening of colonial administration in British Columbia ⓘ
precededBy	California Gold Rush ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
significantEvent	Fraser Canyon War ⓘ assertion of British sovereignty over mainland British Columbia ⓘ beginning of large-scale European settlement in British Columbia ⓘ creation of the Colony of British Columbia (mainland) ⓘ large influx of prospectors to British Columbia ⓘ
startDate	1858 ⓘ
transportInfrastructure	construction of wagon roads in British Columbia ⓘ development of trails along the Fraser Canyon ⓘ use of river steamers on the Fraser River ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California Gold Rush → followedBy → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

Fraser River → associatedWithEvent → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River Gold Rush

Fraser Canyon → significantEvent → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

Cariboo Gold Rush → follows → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

Fraser Canyon War → partOf → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

Fraser Canyon War → relatedEvent → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

Colony of British Columbia (mainland) → reasonForEstablishment → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

Colony of British Columbia (mainland) → significantEvent → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

Yale Canyon → historicalPeriod → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

Yale, British Columbia → knownFor → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fraser River Gold Rush

Nlaka'pamux people → affectedBy → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

Boston Bar area → hasHistoricalAssociationWith → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ

Nlaka’pamux Nation → hasHistoricalRelation → Fraser Canyon Gold Rush ⓘ