Vancouver Centennial Plaque #77 – Father of BC Archaeology

Address:           Locarno Beach, 4455 NW Marine Drive (to the west of the concession, on a rock)

Status:             Still up

“FATHER OF B.C. ARCHAEOLOGY

Charles Borden (1905-1978) investigated the prehistory of Vancouver and the Lower Fraser Valley. His famous excavation at Locarno Beach discovered evidence of human occupation dating back over 3,000 years.”

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 50-100 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

Photo credit: UBC (93.1799)