Fort St. John is the oldest European-established settlement in present-day British Columbia. It was established in 1794 as a trading post.
Postcard: Fort St. John, BC, the 1940s
Fort St. John North Peace Museum tells a story of the Fort St. John region, from dinosaurs back in the day to today’s oil and gas industries. Here you can learn more about the Indigenous people, fur trade, homesteaders, and the development of the Fort St. Jhon region as well ask the North Peace region of BC.
Some things to see include a tepee, trappers cabin, blacksmith shop, 1910 BC Police Barracks and Jail, a general store a much more.
Fort St. John Museum also has a gift shop to grab a piece of jewelry or souvenir.
Photos: facebook.com/FSJMuseum; Rob, flickr, Public Domain
