Founded in 1859 on a site chosen by Colonel Richard C. Moody, it was called Queensborough until renamed at the suggestion of Queen Victoria. New Westminster was the capital of colonial British Columbia (1859–66) and the province's first (1860) incorporated city.
May 17, 2024
Queensborough
Neighbourhood in New Westminster, British Columbia
Queensborough is a neighbourhood in the city of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. It is on the eastern tip of Lulu Island on the Fraser River.
At the north end of Queensborough is a new development called Port Royal. Wikipedia
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Called "Queenborough" by Colonel Moody when the site of the capital of the new colony of British Columbia was selected in February 1859. Later Governor Douglas ...
[PDF] New Westminster's Neighbourhoods Historical Context Statements
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Jul 8, 2011 · B.C.. 1889 Queensborough is incorporated into the City of New. Westminster. 1891 The B.C. Hydro Swing Bridge is completed creating a railway.
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Feb 15, 2024 · Connected to New Westminster by the Queensborough Bridge, New West's southern most neighbourhood is surrounded by the north arm of the Fraser ...
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