Wire Cache Provincial Park

Wire Cache Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Wire Cache Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Wire Cache Provincial Park
Location of Wire Cache Provincial Park in British Columbia
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityVavenby
Coordinates51°43′21″N 119°20′57″W / 51.72250°N 119.34917°W / 51.72250; -119.34917
Area50 ha (120 acres)
Established1996
Governing bodyBC Parks
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Wire Cache Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located 90 km northeast of Clearwater.

In 1874 the provincial government contracted with F.J. Barnard to build a telegraph line from Cache Creek to Edmonton. A lawsuit ensued when the government cancelled the contract in 1878. A great deal of wire was abandoned in this area as a result.[2]: 297 

  1. ^ "Wire Cache Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  2. ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2