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Touring Wells in Canada

Wells in the region of British Columbia is a city located in Canada - some 2,097 mi or ( 3374 km ) West of Ottawa , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Wells

Time in Wells is now 02:03 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Vancouver " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: and . Being here already, consider visiting . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Wells ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Barkerville

2:19 min by BCPCCommission
Views: 9511 Rating: 4.33

Mini-doc on Barkerville BC, a true-to-life gold-rush town that was reborn in 1958 as a historical attraction that still welcomes visitors from around the world. ..

Karyn Ellis - Angels In Snow - Homemade Music Video Project

3:24 min by Karyn Ellis
Views: 1169 Rating: 4.69

From Karyn Ellis' album, Hearts Fall. Feat. Visit Karyn's website ~ www.karynellis.com Buy Karyn's music ~ iTunes itunes.apple.com Bandcamp: karynellis.bandcamp.com CDbaby: www.cdbaby.com PS while you ..


Premier Celebrates Gold Rush in Barkerville

1:21 min by ProvinceofBC
Views: 948 Rating: 5.00

Premier Christy Clark announced $2.4 million today to support Barkerville's operations as Western North America's largest historic site. Today's funding is part of $21 million over three years announc ..

Johnny Cash - Hurt

3:47 min by TheMaxSavage
Views: 111 Rating: 5.00

I went home for Christmas and took a day trip to Barkerville which is near where i grew up. I remembered coming here as a kid. Its kind of trippy in the wintertime because of the fact nobody is there. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Williams Creek (British Columbia)

Williams Creek is an important historical gold mining creek in the Cariboo goldfields of the Central Interior of British Columbia, entering the Willow River between Barkerville and the town of Wells, which is at the headwaters of the Willow River. Williams Creek is named for Wilhelm Dietz, a Prussian sailor who was one of a party that set out from Lightning Creek and was the first to discover gold on this creek, which was quickly staked by his companions and soon after by others.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.08 -121.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: British Columbia gold rushes, Canadian gold rushes, Cariboo, Creeks of British Columbia, History of British Columbia

Barkerville, British Columbia

Barkerville was the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush in British Columbia, Canada and is preserved as a historic town. It is located on the north slope of the Cariboo Plateau near the Cariboo Mountains 80 kilometres east of Quesnel along BC Highway 26, which follows the route of the original access to Barkerville, the Cariboo Wagon Road.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.07 -121.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: British Columbia gold rushes, Cariboo, Ghost towns in British Columbia, Historical Chinatowns in British Columbia, Hudson's Bay Company trading posts, Museums in British Columbia, National Historic Sites in British Columbia, Open air museums in Canada, Populated places in the Cariboo Regional District

Stanley, British Columbia

Stanley was a gold rush town in the Cariboo region of British Columbia that began during the Cariboo Gold Rush.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.03 -121.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Cariboo, Ghost towns in British Columbia, Historical Chinatowns in British Columbia, Mining communities in British Columbia