GC1YE99 Cloverdale (Multi-cache) in British Columbia, Canada created by Adroit Seeker

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Hidden : 9/8/2010

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Geocache Description:

This cache is a short multi that you can do by walking thru Historic Cloverdale.

Starting at the posted coordinates you find a perfect parking spot from which to start your quest. Your quest is to walk down the old Cloverdale street (176 ST) and enjoy the old buildings that are still in use today and find the following 3 large statues on which each contains information that you will need to find the final destination on your journey thru Cloverdale.

Featured in the walking tour are a selection of historic sites, Cloverdale has many more buildings and locations which can be explored. For further information on these locations please visit the Surrey Museum and Archives. All photos courtesy of the Surrey Museum & Archives.

Cloverdale's first hotel was built in 1890 by the Starr family, on what is now the main street of Cloverdale. A generous offer by the land owner Mr. Robertson, was to deed a site to the Starrs in exchange for building a hotel that would accommodate the men that were going to build a railroad from the U.S.A. to New Westminster. The official opening of the railroad, which ran from Blaine, WA to New Westminster, BC took place on February 4, 1891.

Originally located in Surrey Centre on an acre of land donated by Abraham Huck, the Town Hall now forms a part of the Surrey Museum and Archives. The building was 20 x 30 feet in size and was constructed at a cost of $400. May 2, 1881 was the date of the first Council meeting. The Town Hall continued to be the seat of Municipal Government until 1912, when a new hall was built in Cloverdale.

The International Order of Odd Fellows formed a fraternal Lodge in Cloverdale in 1891. The Odd Fellows first hall was destroyed by fire in April 1904. A second hall was constructed the same year for a cost of $1,260. In 1951, the site of the hall was sold to the B & K Grocery Store and the building was moved to 58th Avenue, on land purchased from the Municipality.

The second Municipal Hall was built in 1912. Cloverdale was chosen as the location, due to the converging railways and to the numerous businesses and residences already established. The building was constructed for $11,920 plus $1,365 for steam heat. All of the bricks used in construction were manufactured in Surrey, at the Cloverdale Brick Plant on Pacific Highway (176 Street).

This was the site of the original Telephone Exchange Company built by B.C. Mills Timber and Trading Company, the telephone office was a prefabricated construction. In 1910, there were only twelve manually operated lines at this exchange. Five to eight families shared a line, each having different codes to signal calls. By 1933, there were 120 lines.

Built in 1920, this building was originally owned by the Royal Bank. In 1924, the Royal Bank closed and the building was rented to the Liquor Control Board which operated a retail outlet there between 1924 and 1932. The building was vacant for one year and was then purchased by Mr. Ernie Dann, owner of a bicycle and radio repair business in Cloverdale.

In 1891, the Cloverdale Presbyterian Church was the tallest building in Cloverdale. In 1925, the United Church of Canada was formed with the combined congregations of the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Services were held in the original Presbyterian Church for about 25 years. At this time, a new Cloverdale United Church was opened in April 2, 1950, on Bond Street (58A Avenue). The bell tower on the church had gothic windows, which have since been removed and replaced by a false front.

Edward Carncross, like his brother Charles, was a pioneer farmer and businessman in the Municipality of Surrey. He and his family settled in 1888, homesteading 160 acres of land on what is now Brown and State Roads (32 Ave. and 160 Street). Around 1895, they sold their homestead and moved to Cloverdale. In his later years, Mr. Carncross built an office at 5665 - 176 Avenue (Pacific Highway) and established a real estate business.

Opened in 1909, the Bank of Montreal was Surrey's first bank. The bank leased one half of the floor space in its building to Pemberton and Sons, an insurance and real estate company. This building was constructed in 1912. The bank manager, Mr. Dickson; lived in quarters on the second floor. The original glass panels still remain in the window and are recognizable by their irregularities.