50th anniversary Pennant
This artifact is a pennant for Pitt Meadows 50th anniversary in 1964!
This is written about Pitt Meadows in the Historical Story of Pitt Meadows “Pitt Meadows takes its name from the nearby Pitt River, named in 1824 by Captain James McMillan of the Hudson’s Bay Company. At that time, the area was populated solely by the Katzie, members of the Coast Salish People. By the mid 1800s to encourage settlers, the government sold land in the area for as little as $1 per acre. While many purchasers were speculators, some agricultural settlers did arrive and by the 1870s a small community had formed. Industry in the late 1800s consisted of primarily logging and farming – in particular dairy farming. Until 1885, settlers arrived by boat, using the waterways that surround Pitt Meadows on three sides. In 1885, a new CPR line through the area gave Pitt Meadows its first land transportation link. Water-based transportation became obsolete in March 1915, when the first traffic-based bridge replaced ferries across the Pitt River. Pitt Meadows was unincorporated territory until 1881, when it became part of Maple Ridge. However, it reverted back to an unincorporated territory in 1896 when its landowners petitioned for removal from Maple Ridge due to dyking disputes. By 1912, area landowners had petitioned Victoria for the right to form a municipality. On April 25th, 1914, Pitt Meadows was incorporated as the District of Pitt Meadows.”
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Latitude: 49.2202633623098
Longitude: -122.69002278887
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