British Columbia’s longest river – The Fraser River – is named after an explorer from the North West Company, Simon Fraser. In 1808, Simon Fraser took an expedition down the Fraser River in attempt to find a passage to the Pacific Ocean.
Photograph caption: View of the Fraser River as seen in the Popkum area. Image is likely taken from the road, with the telephone lines along the Canadian National Railway line visible in foreground [Chilliwack Museum and Archives, P7682]