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Barkerville was a gold rush town currently preserved as a historic town in British Columbia, Canada.
When Billy Barker discovered gold in 1862 at Williams Creek, a rush of fortune-seekers flooded the area, travelling the Cariboo Wagon Road. Barkerville was the largest town in the Canadian West at its peak. After the decline of the gold rush, the town's population withered away until it was almost a "ghost town", though it supported full-time residents until 1979. Barkerville was made a BC Heritage site in 1958 and is currently a major tourist attraction.
