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English
Ladysmith Memorial Cairn
This cairn was located at the Rotary Memorial Peace Garden & Cenotaph before it was moved to 1st Avenue in front of the post office.
Inscription
LADYSMITH
ON THE 49TH PARALLEL
ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS OYSTER BAY,
SETTLEMENT BEGAN IN 1897. WITH THE OPENING OF
NEARBY COLLIERIES TOWNSITE BEGAN TO DEVELOP
AS A PORT OF SHIPMENT. THE NEW TOWN WAS
NAMED LADYSMITH TO COMMEMORATE THE RELIEF
OF LADYSMITH IN THE BOER WAR, MARCH 1900.
INCORPORATED AS A CITY JUNE 3, 1904,
STATUS WAS CHANGED TO VILLAGE
JANUARY 1, 1958.
Français
Tumulus commémoratif de Ladysmith
Ce cairn était localisé au Rotary Memorial Peace Garden & Cénotaphe avant qu’il soit déménagé devant le bureau de poste sur la 1e Avenue.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.
Location: Ladysmith
Emplacement : Ladysmith
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 48.995340, -123.816100
Marker type: Cairn
Type de repère : Tumulus
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).