Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site
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Gitwangak National Historic Site, formerly known as Kitwanga Fort National Historic Site is a National Historic Site of Canada located at Kitwanga, British Columbia
in the Skeena Country
of northwestern British Columbia
, Canada
. Gitwangak was an 18th century earthwork fortress, also known as Battle Hill. The site includes a trail with interpretive signs.
The nearby Gitwangak Village features several wooden totem poles that were originally erected by several clans on Battle Hill, but moved to the village due to floods.
Kitwanga, British Columbia
Kitwanga or Gitwangax is located where the Kitwanga River runs into the Skeena River in British Columbia. A long-standing village before Contact, the village is within Gitwangak Indian Reserve No...
in the Skeena Country
Skeena Country
The Skeena Country is an historic geographic region comprising areas of both the British Columbia Coast and the British Columbia Interior in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.- See also :* Skeena Crossing* Skeena Mountains* Skeena River...
of northwestern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Gitwangak was an 18th century earthwork fortress, also known as Battle Hill. The site includes a trail with interpretive signs.
The nearby Gitwangak Village features several wooden totem poles that were originally erected by several clans on Battle Hill, but moved to the village due to floods.
See also
- List of national historic sites of Canada
- 'Ksan'KsanKsan is a historical village and living museum of the Gitxsan people in the Skeena Country of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Hazelton at the confluence of the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers.- See also :...
- GitanyowGitanyow, British ColumbiaGitanyow is a First Nations reserve community of the Gitxsan people, located on the Kitwanga River 8 km south of Kitwancool Lake, at the confluence of Kitwancool Creek....
(Kitwancool) - HazeltonHazelton, British ColumbiaHazelton is a small town located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1866 and has a population of 293...