Barb's Photos: Dawson Creek, BC Canada June 28 2013

Dawson Creek is at Milepost 0 for the Alaska Highway. The railhead at Dawson Creek was an important funnel for supplies and equipment during the construction of the Alaska Highway in 1942. A rutted provincial road linked Dawson Creek with Fort St. John, affording the only approach to the southern base of operation Field headquarter. Not only does it have the Milepost O, but it has Northern Alberta Railways, the Dawson Creek Station Museum, Walter Wright Pioneer Village and more other attraction that we did not see.

Markers for the Historical Site and Mile 0 (ALCAN) Highway

The railway Station Museum has a nice collection of the wild life, item used for the railroad (office equipment, train stationmasters and telegraph operators), artifacts from the pioneer days and information of the building of the Alaska Highway.

Loading Dock of Train Station

Falcon

Brown Bear

Elk

Snowy Owl

Beaver, Wolf, Bear, Mountain Goat, Wolverine , Fox and Porcupine

Pheasant

Bobcat

Wolverine

Wolf

The Surveyor Statue is a tribute to the tens of thousands of men, who built the highway. The Iron Highway Surveyor Statue, stands as a ghostly reminder of the building of the Alaska Highway. The Surveyor boney finger points northwest, the direction the soldiers followed to blaze the trail to build the highway. A local artist, created this amazing statue by welding and shaping scrap metal he found discarded on farms in the region.

The beginning of the Alaska Highway

Marker about the history of the Alaska Highway

Marker about the history of the Alaska Highway Mile 0

Marker for the Engineers' from USA and Canada

The World Famous Icon is the Mile 0 Post in the middle of downtown Dawson Creek and yes, you do have to jaywalk right into the middle of the intersection to have your photograph taken. It has been replaced three times and proudly flies the flags of Canada, British Columbia and the City of Dawson Creek.

Completed picture of the Icon Mile O Post

Marker about the history of the Alaska Highway with Barb

Marker about the history of the Alaska Highway with Jack

The way they decorate their light Post

Mile O Park features Walter Wright Pioneer Village. You can see how the resident from Dawson Creek and the surrounding area lived and work during the period when they building they Highway. Many of the building, farm equipment and vintage vehicles were moved to this locating.

Inside of a family house living room

Inside of a family house kitchen with butter churn

Inside of a family house kitchen wash machine

Inside of a family house kitchen

Outside of a family house

Information place about the burls on spruce and pine trees

Burls on tree that is about 50 feet long. This size with this many burls is very unusal

Because communication was very poor they used a light on top of the phone operator building to notify the police they were needed somewhere. They did not have any communication in a police car.