The 150th anniversary of Chilliwack on Wednesday, April 26 was heralded by City of Chilliwack with a brief tweet.
“The Township of Chilliwhack was incorporated 150 years ago today, on April 26, 1873.”
The Township of Chilliwhack was incorporated 150 years ago today, on April 26, 1873. To learn more about our municipal history, check out the Chilliwack Museum and Archives: https://t.co/Ktj8Amjqud pic.twitter.com/EjRgJrvgoU
— City of Chilliwack (@City_Chilliwack) April 26, 2023
Officials said to learn more about the city’s municipal history, check out the Chilliwack Museum and Archives or take a tour of the Archives on a Friday afternoon.
According to the city website on the ‘History of Chilliwack’ page:
“The Township of Chilliwhack was incorporated in 1873, the third oldest municipality in British Columbia. Initially the settlement was concentrated along the Fraser River at Chilliwack Landing.”
Steamboats chugging down the river were the main way to get from Chilliwack to New Westminster, at the time, and the main mode of transport for both goods and passengers.
“Since the small community had little room for expansion along the river, the main commercial area of the town moved up the road to the junction of what was then New Westminster-Yale Wagon Road, Wellington Avenue and Young Road.
That junction became known as Five Corners.
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