Vancouver Centennial Plaque #46 – Wreck Beach

Address:           6570 NW Marine Dr

Status:             Missing

"WRECK BEACH

The name Wreck Beach dates from 1927. Freighters built during World War I and later converted into lumber barges were no longer needed for that purpose. Their hulls were towed to the beach and scuttled in order to provide a breakwater for log booming grounds."

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 1-49 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

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