Blackburn House

Blackburn House

Blackburn House The Blackburns moved into the Prince George area in the fall of 1919. They located a homestead six and one half miles southeast of the town in the Pineview district and by April of 1920 the house, a two-story log building, was ready to move into. R.J....
Brett & Hall Plan for Prince George

Brett & Hall Plan for Prince George

Brett & Hall Plan for Prince George Brett & Hall Plan for Prince George, 1913 Brett & Hall were landscape architects from Boston, USA who designed the original plan for Prince George, including features such as the Crescents Neighbourhood. Go back to 100+...
Bridget Moran statue

Bridget Moran statue

Bridget Moran statue Bridget Moran, 1923-1999 Social Worker, Activist and Author who worked tirelessly to support families in our region.Sculpture was created by artist Nathan Scott and is located at 3rd Avenue and Quebec Street downtown. Photo: Text from the plaque...
Burden House

Burden House

Burden House Fred Burden, B.C.L.S surveyed the Prince George town site, completion date Sept 4/1913. His survey was based on the Brett & Hall design prepared for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. His former log house on Kelly St in what was Central Fort was built...
BX Stern Wheeler on the Nechako River ca 1910

BX Stern Wheeler on the Nechako River ca 1910

BX Stern Wheeler on the Nechako River ca 1910 Being the most popular of the sternwheelers, the BX had to deal with unfounded rumours and superstition. This was partly due to the fact that the British Columbia Express Company launched the BX on Friday the thirteenth in...