Mapping war memorials throughout the Southern Interior

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – There are thousands of war monuments and memorials across the country and the Southern Interior alone is home to more than two dozen of them.

After several months of sorting through submissions, Heritage B.C. has officially launched a map dedicated to the memorials found throughout the province. Stories, heritage and history are shared about the cenotaphs, Legions, trees and mountains which honour our fallen soldiers.

There are currently more than 190 submissions shown on the interactive and searchable map and another 100 are expected to be added over the next month.

One of the more notable memorials is in Armstrong, where the town dedicated a mountain which overlooks the cenotaph as Memorial Mountain after students visited battle sites in Europe. Armstrong students have also built the Stones of Sacrifice memorial, which is embedded with stones brought back from oversea battlefields.

To view the interactive map visit the Heritage B.C. website here.

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