Wharf Street (Sign missing)

From a muddy trail fronting Fort Victoria's palisades, this street changed with the maturing city. In the 1850's, Hudson's Bay Co. ships loaded firs while moored to the shore. In the 1860's, gold seekers, lured by "Cariboo", landed here. In the 1890's, the street pulsated with crews of sealing fleet schooners and miners bound for the Klondyke. Now only quiet buildings recall the hectic days.

From BC's Stops of Interest