历史小镇的春天印象

历史小镇Cloverdale印象

图文/ 阿杨

今天我带大家去走访一个历史小镇Cloverdale。

在这个小镇的博物馆,看到这样的介绍说,克洛弗代尔(Cloverdale)是著名的牛仔竞技的故乡,它位于10号公路15号太平洋公路、低陆菲沙河谷的交界处。 它的历史可以追溯到125年以上。克洛弗代尔一直是BC省增长最快的社区,是农业和交通的中心。那里的居民和商界人士欢迎人们进入他们的社区,去了解他们的历史和现状,那是一个充满活力、成长又友善的社区克洛弗代尔。

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旧小屋和新博物馆

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小镇老照片(来自官方网站)

它的历史开始于1870年。看英文的朋友可看以下介绍——The Cloverdale area was first settled around 1870. Among the first settlers were the Shannon brothers, Joseph, William, and Thomas. It was William who gave the area the name “Clover Valley” after the wild clover then growing everywhere.

The first settlement was in Surrey Centre, which is about one mile west of the present “downtown”. The little community centered on the Town Hall, built in 1879 and now part of the Surrey Musuem, and Christ Church Anglican, built in 1884, which still stands on Old McLellan Road.

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今日小镇

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美丽风情

When the New Westminster-Southern Railway, linking Bellingham to New Westminster, was pushed through the valley in 1891, a station was built near the present town center and given the name “Cloverdale”. This marks the beginning of Cloverdale as we know it today.

Cloverdale became a major transportation centre, with three railways running through it in its heyday. Two of these are still in operation.

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白玉兰花中的沉思者

Cloverdale experienced a major land boom in 1910-1911, and many of the buildings in the downtown core date from this period. In 1912 a fine new Municipal Hall was built (now the home of the Surrey Archives).

The coming of the automobile heralded the decline of the railways. In 1923 the Pacific Highway (176 Street) from Bellingham to New Westminster was paved and became the main highway linking the lower mainland with Washington State.

In 1945, the first Cloverdale Rodeo was held with the slogan “The West Goes Wilder”. Today it has grown to be the second largest rodeo in Canada, second only to the Calgary Stampede.

Today, Cloverdale remains a unique and colourful community. It is one of the few communities in Greater Vancouver that has a genuine “main street” where pedestrians shop and locals gather to sip coffee and exchange gossip in the cafes.

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展览馆

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图书馆

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繁华盛放的季节到了

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到处都有生机

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画有壁画的旧建筑物

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踩脚踏车的少女

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宁静的社区

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樱花掩映红墙

 

4个评论在“历史小镇的春天印象

  • 2010-03-16 at 23:29
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    這里的夏天週未跳蚤市場很大很大.人山人海,值得一看.

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  • 2010-03-16 at 12:54
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    是的,素里的其中一个很大的区域。

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  • 2010-03-16 at 12:25
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    很宁静的地方,是属于素里的一部分吧。

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  • 2010-03-16 at 09:03
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    主编作导游啦!不错的介绍。谢谢。

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