British Columbia railway belt
Dublin Core
Title
British Columbia railway belt
Subject
British Columbia
Vancouver
Transportation
Economy
Industry
Trade
Railway
Map
Vancouver
Transportation
Economy
Industry
Trade
Railway
Map
Description
The source is a map showing the railway belt across British Columbia.
The map contains a coloured key showing the different areas of the land. For example, Indian reserves, forest reserves and parks and most significantly the land disposed of by the provisional government. This is relevant as in 1930 there was controversy regarding the use of land and natural resources in the area of the railway belt depicted in the map which led to the transfer of land back to the province.
The main element of the map shows how the railway was essential in connecting the areas of the province. It shows the railway link from Kamloops to Vancouver. This demonstrates that the development of the railway provided an essential north-south route between interior communities and the coast.
The source shows the how the relationship between transportation and the economy is particularly significant to British Columbia’s geographic makeup.
The map contains a coloured key showing the different areas of the land. For example, Indian reserves, forest reserves and parks and most significantly the land disposed of by the provisional government. This is relevant as in 1930 there was controversy regarding the use of land and natural resources in the area of the railway belt depicted in the map which led to the transfer of land back to the province.
The main element of the map shows how the railway was essential in connecting the areas of the province. It shows the railway link from Kamloops to Vancouver. This demonstrates that the development of the railway provided an essential north-south route between interior communities and the coast.
The source shows the how the relationship between transportation and the economy is particularly significant to British Columbia’s geographic makeup.
Creator
R.E. Young (Superintendent of Railway lands and James White (Chief Geographer). Department of the Interior.
Publisher
City of Vancouver Archives.
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/british-columbia-railway-belt
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/british-columbia-railway-belt
Date
July 1909
Contributor
Faye Hare
Rights
Canada. Department of the interior.
Language
English
Type
Visual - map
Identifier
20th century British Columbia
Files
Collection
Citation
R.E. Young (Superintendent of Railway lands and James White (Chief Geographer). Department of the Interior., “British Columbia railway belt,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 10, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/112.