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Barkerville Historic Town Description
Barkerville Historic Town has an interesting history.

When the news spread in the 1858 that gold had been found in the fluvial sand of the Fraser River there were soon thousands of men panning for gold all along the river and its tributaries. When in the summer of 1862 Billy Barker made his sensational find here at Williams Creek a typical gold-digging town of simple wooden huts, tents, saloons and shops sprang up almost overnight.

Until it burned down in 1868 Barkerville was the "largest town west of Chicago and north of San Francisco". Although it was immediately rebuilt to a high standard the end of the gold boom was already apparent. The introduction of machinery meant there was a need for fewer men but more capital
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Hobbies & Activities category: Historic site;  Village reconstruction, open-air museum
Address
Barkerville Historic Town
Box 19
Barkerville, BC V0K 1B0
Canada
Phone 1 (250) 994-3332
Fax 1 (250) 994-3435
http://www.barkerville.ca
Hours
May 15 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed20:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:0020:00
Cost
Adult$13.00
Senior$11.75
Child 13-18$7.50
Child 6-12$3.75
Family$29.75
Child 5 & underFREE
All values are in local currency (Dollar).
Facilities
Gift shop
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