Fort Langley National Historic Park

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Description

5 km (3 mi.) north of the TransCanada Highway is the partially reconstructed old Hudson's Bay Company trading post on the banks of the Fraser River. Now accessible to the public it is known as Fort Langley National Historic Park.

4 km (21/2 mi.) further downstream is Fort Langley. The only preserved building is the former general store, which still reflects the style of the 19th c. It was in the "Big House" (officers' mess) here that British Columbia was declared a British Crown Colony in 1858. James Douglas was its first governor.

Inside the renovated Fort Langley it is possible to get a good idea of how the fur-traders and trappers lived along the Canadian west coast in the mid-19th c.

Employees at Fort Langley National Historic Site enthusiastically act out "Living History", portraying typical scenes from everyday life as it was in this Hudson's Bay Company fort.

Hobbies & Activities category: Village reconstruction, open-air museum

Address

Fort Langley National Historic Park
23433 Mavis Avenue,
Box 129
Fort Langley, BC V1M 2R5
Canada

Map Fort Langley National Historic Park

Phone 1 (604) 513-4777
Fax 1 (604) 513-4798

http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/bc/langley/index_e.asp

Hours

June 30 to September 3

Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00
Closed	20:00	20:00	20:00	20:00	20:00	20:00	20:00

September 4 to June 29

Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Christmas - Christian (December 25) Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)