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The White Rock

The White Rock

Marine Drive, White Rock, British Columbia

A wonderful mythology surrounds this rock: about a tall, handsome Sea God who ruled the Gulf of Georgia. He fell in love with the mortal daughter of a Cowichan chief and when both families refused to accept their marriage, he hurled a huge white rock over the water and declared they would make their home where it landed. Thus started the Semiahmoo Tribe – the Half Moon Tribe named for the bay.

The less romantic truth is that the rock is a glacial erratic of the Coast Mountains left here after the last ice age. Graffiti has long since forced The City of White Rock to lime it white; reminiscent of its original white colour. It weighs 416 tonnes.

Photo Credit: Photography by http://derekhayesphotography.com/

Text Credit: Site description from http://www.hellobc.com/white-rock/things-to-do/arts-culture-history/historic-heritage-sites.aspx, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

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  • Wonderful Day
    guestBook Guestbook/ hongkonghuige/ Sep 7, 2015

    I have been to White Rock Beach many times because I basically grew up there. Lots of great memories climbing the White Rock, eating icecream and fish n' chips and pier jumping.

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Which one of the following statements about the “White Rock” is false?

It was deposited here after the last ice age. It’s made of sandstone.
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Which one of the following statements about the “White Rock” is false?

It was deposited here after the last ice age. It’s made of sandstone.
NEWS FEED
  • Wonderful Day
    guestBook Guestbook/ hongkonghuige/ Sep 7, 2015

    I have been to White Rock Beach many times because I basically grew up there. Lots of great memories climbing the White Rock, eating icecream and fish n' chips and pier jumping.

A wonderful mythology surrounds this rock: about a tall, handsome Sea God who ruled the Gulf of Georgia. He fell in love with the mortal daughter of a Cowichan chief and when both families refused to accept their marriage, he hurled a huge white rock over the water and declared they would make their home where it landed. Thus started the Semiahmoo Tribe – the Half Moon Tribe named for the bay.

The less romantic truth is that the rock is a glacial erratic of the Coast Mountains left here after the last ice age. Graffiti has long since forced The City of White Rock to lime it white; reminiscent of its original white colour. It weighs 416 tonnes.

Marine Drive, White Rock, British Columbia
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Photo: Photography by http://derekhayesphotography.com/

How does this place make you feel?
amazed happy surprised calm lonely secure curious sad exhilarated reflective appreciative empathetic frustrated fearful guilty inspired