Plaque on the stone monument at Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park, B.C.
Plaque attached to an obelisk shaped stone monument at the at Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park. Plaque reads "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Sir Alexander McKenzie. This rock is the western terminus of the first journey across the continent of North America. It was made by Alexander Mackenzie of the North West Company, who, with his nine companions, arrived at this spot on the 21st July, 1973. Mackenzie by observations ascertained his position, spent the night here, and after writing on the southeast fave the words now cut therein, retraced his course to Lake Athabaska. This transcontinental journey preceded by more than ten years that of Lewis and Clark. Erected 1927."
- In Collection:
- 1 photograph ; 13 x 17.5 cm
- 52.37906, -127.47128
- Chester P. Lyons Collection
- Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
- Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.12.1
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
- March 2025
- Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600 DPI tif) by LL. Metadata by KD.
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