British Columbia Penitentiary
The British Columbia Penitentiary was a federal maximum security prison located in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The BC Penitentiary operated for 102 years, from 1878 until it was decommissioned in 1980.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: prison in British Columbia, Canada 1979–1980
- Also known as: “British Columbia Penitentiary Cemetery - Boot Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen’s Park Arena and Irving House.
Queen’s Park Arena
Ice rink
Queen's Park Arena is a 3,500 seat multi-use arena located within Queen's Park in New Westminster, British Columbia. The arena was built in 1930 and opened on September 19. Queen’s Park Arena is situated 540 metres southwest of British Columbia Penitentiary.
Irving House
Museum
The Irving House is a heritage site residing in New Westminster, British Columbia. It is a one and a half storey tall building which is known to be the oldest house in the Lower Mainland that is still completely intact. Irving House is situated 1¼ km southwest of British Columbia Penitentiary.
Royal Columbian Hospital
Hospital
Royal Columbian Hospital is among the oldest hospitals in British Columbia and one of the busiest in the Fraser Health Authority. It is located in New Westminster overlooking the Fraser River and is the only hospital in the Lower Mainland that is immediately adjacent to a Skytrain station. Royal Columbian Hospital is situated 1¼ km northeast of British Columbia Penitentiary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Westminster and Bridgeview.
New Westminster
Photo: Mhamilton1927, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Westminster is a city of 79,000 people in British Columbia that is part of Vancouver's eastern suburbs. Its many Victorian-era houses and buildings remain giving the city a different feel than the rest of suburban Vancouver.
Bridgeview
Suburb
Bridgeview is a neighbourhood in the Whalley town centre of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, that stretches south from the Fraser River to King George Boulevard.
Fraser Mills
Suburb
Fraser Mills was a municipality in British Columbia on the north bank of the Fraser River that was incorporated in 1913, but has since amalgamated with the City of Coquitlam. Fraser Mills is situated 3 km northeast of British Columbia Penitentiary.
British Columbia Penitentiary
- Categories: prison and burial
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.21687° or 49° 13′ 1″ northLongitude
-122.89908° or 122° 53′ 57″ westOpen location code
84XV6482+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 481440424OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q4969743
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In Other Languages
“British Columbia Penitentiary” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “سجن كولومبيا البريطانيه”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Woodlands Memorial Garden and Victoria Hill Park.
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