PAPERTOWN STATION
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Century
From the great legends of the West Coast to where we are now, browse through Papertown Station stories by the time period that interests you most.
Pre-1700s
Westcoast tribes, Drake, de Fuca, myths, legends, petroglyphs, pre-written history, mysterious artifacts.
1850-1899
Confederation, gold, military, Suez, streetcars, phonograph, roads, railroads, balloons, epidemics, bicycles, electricity, steamships, int'l sports.
1700s
Contact, explorers, cartography, Nootka, Cook, Vancouver, Quadra, Maquinna, trades, HBC.
1900-1949
Automobiles, flight, Panama Canal, film, hockey, highways, forestry, dry dock, war, suffrage, polar exploration, fisheries, scuba, prohibition,.
1800-1849
Windjammers, coal, forts, Royal Mail, Tzouhalem, legislature, merchants, photography, telegraphy, sawmills.
1950-1999
BC Ferries, archives, preservation.
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Pages
Your favourite topic-based Facebook pages, from cars, planes and ships to sports, poetry and medicine. Stories by topics that interest you most.
Outlandish Coast
Offbeat, bizarre and quirky stories, larger than life or difficult or conclude. Simply outlandish.
Timeless Words & Art
Timeless works of authors, poets, journalists and tall-tale-tellers, sculptors, painters and photographers.
Ye Olde Pantry
Recipes, food brands, potions and traditional favourites from the food makers of the past. (Facebook only)
The Pathfinders
Interesting maps and sketches with a focus on British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. Online only!
Refried Advertised
Advertisements from the past with a focus on British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. (Facebook only)
Papertown Station
Interesting, random stories from the past. Our focus is Vancouver Island and the Pacific Northwest.
Stories From the Apothecary
Potions, Medicine Men, miraculous cures, discoveries, science and stories from the apothecary.
Soldiers Stories
Interesting life stories within wartime stories. Heartwarming, tense, and real-life soldier stories
Checked-In
Hotels from British Columbia's past and the exciting people who owned, and visited them. Coming Soon!
Bobbies, Bandits and Bad Guys
Lawmakers and breakers of the Wild Wild West. Our focus is British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.
From A to BC
Early vehicles and their parts, tinkerers, roads and journeys that brought them from A to BC.
Afloat
Over the waves and under the seas. Interesting ship stories from the past. Did it sink? Or stay afloat. New!
Old Sports
Athletes, sporting venues and events of the Pacific Northwest that are long forgotten. Coming Soon!
Beyond the West
Random bits of history with a focus on the world beyond British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. New!
Tin Hats: One Size Fits All
Conspiracies, phenomena and things in the sky. British Columbia and around the world. Coming Soon!