A report on Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871), Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) and New Westminster

The modern Canadian province of British Columbia has the same boundaries as its colonial predecessor.

Sir James Douglas, first governor of the Colony of British Columbia

A view of New Westminster from the Fraser River, c. 1865

A portion of the Cariboo Road in the Fraser Canyon, c. 1867

Moody likened his vision of the nascent Colony of British Columbia to the pastoral scenes painted by Aelbert Cuyp

Moody designed the first Coat of arms of British Columbia

City of New Westminster in flames, September 10, 1898

The BC Penitentiary being constructed c. 1877

Contrasting views of Columbia Street in 1932 and 2008

A replica of a Queen Anne house opposite Queens Park

View towards the West End and Uptown neighbourhoods from the Queensborough Bridge

May Day celebrations in 1913. Young girls dance around a maypole.

Wayne Wright sets off an anvil shot during the 2008 Ancient and Honourable Hyack Anvil Battery Salute.

An Expo Line train approaching New Westminster station

Memorial cairn at Grimston Park in New Westminster

The Colony of British Columbia was a British Crown Colony that resulted from the amalgamation of the two former colonies, the Colony of Vancouver Island and the mainland Colony of British Columbia.

- Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871)

It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capital of the new-born Colony of British Columbia in 1858, and continued in that role until the Mainland and Island Colonies were merged in 1866.

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The colony was in 1866 incorporated with the Colony of Vancouver Island to create the new Colony of British Columbia (1866-1871).

- Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)

New Westminster would welcome its first resident governor, Frederick Seymour, in 1864.

- Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871)

The rush indeed was short lived, and the exodus of miners, speculators, and merchants was already underway by the time the Royal Engineers had laid out the colony's new capital at New Westminster.

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British Columbia

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Westernmost province of Canada.

British Columbia's geography is epitomized by the variety and intensity of its physical relief, which has defined patterns of settlement and industry since colonization.

Outline map of British Columbia with significant cities and towns

Köppen climate types in British Columbia

The Okanagan region has a climate suitable to vineyards.

Cheakamus Lake in Garibaldi Provincial Park

'Namgis Thunderbird Transformation Mask, 19th century

Kwakwaka'wakw house pole, second half of the 19th century

Cattle near the Maas by Dutch painter Aelbert Cuyp. Moody likened his vision of the nascent Colony of British Columbia to the pastoral scenes painted by Cuyp.

Lord Strathcona drives the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway, at Craigellachie, November 7, 1885. Completion of the transcontinental railroad was a condition of British Columbia's entry into Confederation.

Memorial to the "last spike" in Craigellachie

Statue of Queen Victoria outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria

Internment camp for Japanese Canadians during World War II

W.A.C. Bennett, 25th premier of British Columbia

British Columbia's pavilion for Expo 86, Vancouver

The Coquihalla Highway was one of the legacies of the Expo 86 world's fair, though creation of the toll highway sparked controversy. Tolling was removed in 2008.

The cauldron of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver

Population density map of British Columbia, with regional district borders shown

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria

Coat of arms' escutcheon of the current lieutenant governor

John Horgan is premier, BC's head of government.

The meeting chamber of the Legislative Assembly

The flower of the Pacific dogwood is often associated with British Columbia.

The Alex Fraser Bridge on Highway 91 between Richmond and Delta

British Columbia Highway 1 near Brentwood, Burnaby

CPR train traversing the Stoney Creek Bridge

Spirit of Vancouver Island S-class ferry

Hatley Castle on the campus of Royal Roads University

Aerial view of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby

Quest University Canada Academic Building, aerial view

The Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) was subsequently founded by Richard Clement Moody, and by the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment, in response to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush.

Moody selected the site for and founded the mainland colony's capital New Westminster.

The colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia were incorporated in 1866, subsequent to which Victoria became the united colony's capital.

The Colony of Vancouver Island, officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies, was a Crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with the mainland to form the Colony of British Columbia.

To exert its legal authority, and undercut any HBC claims to the resource wealth of the mainland, the district was converted to a Crown colony on 2 August 1858, and given the name British Columbia.

The increased conflicts between Douglas and the reformers, such as Amor De Cosmos, along with the growing desire of colonists in British Columbia to have a resident governor in their capital of New Westminster resulted in the colonial office easing Douglas into retirement in 1864.

Seymour, as Governor of British Columbia

Frederick Seymour

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Colonial administrator.

Grave of Frederick Seymour at the Veterans' Cemetery in Esquimalt, British Columbia

From 1864 to 1866, he served as the second Governor of the Colony of British Columbia, succeeding Sir James Douglas.

Seymour continued to serve as the first governor of the union of the two colonies, also named the Colony of British Columbia from 1866 to 1869.

He soon took up permanent residence in New Westminster, which first began as a survey camp of the Royal Engineers that became the colony's new capital.