Yale

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Yale is a historic town in British Columbia, Canada, that served as a key hub during the Cariboo Gold Rush and the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

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Yale canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
unincorporated settlement
areaCode 236
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672
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category Historic communities in British Columbia
Populated places on the Fraser River
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
country Canada
elevation approximately 90 metres
governingBody Fraser Valley Regional District
hasHeritageSite St. John the Divine Church, Yale
Yale Historic Site
hasMuseum Yale Museum
historicalPopulationCharacteristic one of the largest settlements in British Columbia during the Cariboo Gold Rush
historicalRole key hub during the Cariboo Gold Rush
key hub during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway
locatedIn British Columbia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Fraser Valley Regional District
locatedInRegion Fraser Canyon
locatedNorthOf Hope, British Columbia
locatedOnHighway British Columbia Highway 1
locatedOnRiver Fraser River
namedAfter James Murray Yale
nearbyFeature Hell's Gate, Fraser Canyon
linked to: Fraser Canyon
partOf Cariboo Road route
linked to: Cariboo Road
postalCodePrefix V0K
province British Columbia
railwayServedBy Canadian Pacific Railway main line
startPointOf Cariboo Road
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
transportationRole former head of navigation on the Fraser River for sternwheelers

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