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New Westminster

New Westminster is a city on the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. Royal Engineers under Richard Clement Moody founded it in 1859 as the capital of the mainland Colony of British Columbia. It remained capital of the united colony until 1868, when Victoria was chosen instead after a bitter rivalry.

New Westminster
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Mentioned in 3 state histories

Providence Island colonyColony of British Columbia (1858-1866)Colony of British Columbia (1866-1871)

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). New Westminster. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/new-westminster
MLA
“New Westminster.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/new-westminster. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “New Westminster.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/new-westminster.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘New Westminster’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/new-westminster (Accessed: ).

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