Stops of Interest

STOPS OF INTEREST are roadside markers commemorating significant sites, people, places and events in BC history. The large green-and-yellow signs became familiar to travellers on provincial hwys (see ROADS AND HWYS) following the 1958 centennial celebrations. By the mid-1970s more than 100 of these distinctive plaques had been erected, inviting motorists to learn more about the countryside through which they were travelling. Subsequently the government ignored the program, except for a burst...

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