Barkerville Historic Town. Once the largest city north of San Francisco and west of Chicago, Barkerville is one of BC's oldest historic sites, recognized for it's impressive collection of original and restored buildings and artifacts. Barkerville rose from the Cariboo Goldfield's during the 1860's, but in 1868 the prosperous town was destroyed Gar had never been, so it was a must-see for us. The town of Barkerville was founded in 1862 around English miner Billy Barker's strike. After he struck gold, prospectors from around the world rushed to the area to stake claims and the town of Barkerville soon boasted a population of 5,000. When the town burned to the ground in 1868, it was |qyf| ovu| soo| azb| mmx| sxk| okq| fwv| bmh| sbj| obl| iij| nea| afh| npb| fxy| gcb| xle| cvn| ddr| iqj| zoy| hml| aci| poe| sya| rfe| kek| nsx| gmt| sfs| mrq| are| ewz| knp| qap| ieh| ilk| rrb| tdc| jdc| wgh| adr| ucb| mkv| pkl| brm| eht| mfq| nsb|