In the early 1800's, Simon Fraser, a partner in the North West Company, thinking he was on the Columbia River, followed the river, which now bears his name. In 1807, on the West bank of said river, just South of where it is joined by the Nechako River, he erected a trading post. Mr. Fraser, in honour of King George III, named the post, Fort George.
Now known as Prince George, this city is, literally, the heart of B.C. Located amongst millions of hectares of spruce trees it is known as the Spruce Capital of the World because of its economic base in the logging, and pulping, of spruce.
One of our members and former Subic Bay SRF-Shop 31, Art A. is from Prince George, BC, Canada.
I hope, in one of our coming yearly reunions, he will come!
"Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want."
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