Vancouver History 18th to 19th Century

Its first export shipment of wooden pickets to Australia in 1864. Vancouver's harbors now have 25 specialized terminals for goods like cars, coal, forest products, minerals and petroleum. More than 3,000 ships trading with over 90 nations visit Vancouver's harbors every year. In 1867, a white town sprang up around the bar of one 'Gassy' Jack Deighton, so named for his tendency to talk - or so the story goes. The settlement became known as Gastown. After being linked by rail to eastern Canada, the town took its name from the British explorer Captain George Vancouver, who spent all of a single day on the site in 1792. In 1869 the Canadian Pacific Railway settled in the area and brought with it rapid development. In 1887, the first ship docked from China, and Vancouver began its boom as a trading center and transportation hub. In 1898, the city adopts the "Daily Province", which has relocated from Victoria.

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Vancouver General History
Vancouver's Early History
Vancouver's First Settlers
Vancouver History 18th to 19th Century
Vancouver History Turn of the 20th Century
Vancouver History WWI to 1920's
Vancouver History in the 1920's
Vancouver History WWII
Vancouver After WWII to 1990's
Vancouver at the End of 20th Century
Vancouver's Current Real Estate Boom