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A Brief History

Saturday, July 7th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com

The origins of Prince George can be traced to the fur trading post of Fort George, established in 1807 by Simon Fraser. The post was centered in the centuries-old homeland of the Lheidli T’Enneh First Nation. Agricultural settlement around Fort George began about 1906 when it was realized that the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (later CN Rail) would pass near the fur post. The railway arrived in 1914 and construction of the railway townsite commenced. The City of Prince George was incorporated on March 6, 1915.

Bev Christensen. Railways, Rivers, and Timbers

Canada: Windsor Publications, Ltd. History Books Division, 1989.;

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