Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society Museum

The rich lands and fish-laden waters of the Fraser Valley have always attracted a wide variety of people. Early natives made their homes along the waterways, hunting and fishing to survive. In 1808, Simon Fraser made his way down the Fraser and it was not long before fur traders followed, looking for beaver. In 1858 gold was discovered in the Cariboo, drawing throusands of fortune seekers up the Fraser and Harrison Rivers. No doubt they noticed the loverly Harrison and Agassiz area as they passed, and when the gold ran out, many came to stay.

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