Fort Defiance
| Feature Type: | Provincial Historic Site - Property, whether a site of nature or a work of man, that is of interest for its architectural, historical, cultural, environmental, aesthetic, or scientific value. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Tags: | BC Register of Historic Places |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°12'03"N, 125°51'08"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Borden number: DhSl-1. A Borden number is a unique identifier code that is assigned to an archaeological or historic site on the basis of its location. Source: BC Heritage Branch files |
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Designated Property; OIC 3675; 09 December 1966. Source: BC Heritage Branch files |
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Fort Defiance is the site of the winter quarters of fur trader Robert Gray in the years 1791 - 1792. It is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island near Lemmens Inlet. Source: BC Heritage Branch files |