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Barkerville Cariboo Gold Rush Shaped British Columbia
In 1856 Fraser River rush drew 90 000 miners from diverse nations to British Columbia. Fort Victoria welcomed the flow as towns grew, roads replaced trails, and saloons churches and breweries thrived. Barkerville emerged, later restored by the government to offer a glimpse of the era’s boom and hardship.
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