Telegraph Trail

The Telegraph Trail is valued for its historical association with the Collins Overland Telegraph Line and the Yukon Telegraph Line.

The Telegraph Trail is valued for its role in establishing communications between the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and the various communities in the Cariboo region, most specifically those lying along the Cariboo Wagon Road between Cache Creek and Quesnel.

The Telegraph Trail is valued for its role in making possible the extension of telegraph service from the Lower Mainland through Quesnel to Barkerville.

The remaining telegraph offices, a prime example of which exists in its original state at the 108 Heritage Site, are valued for providing examples of the structures and technology of their times.

The Telegraph Trail is valued for the reliance it placed on the use of First Nations trails northwest of Quesnel.

The remaining portions of the Telegraph Trail are valued for their use as recreational trails by hikers and those interested in the history of the province.

The 275 kilometer portion of the Yukon Telegraph Trail that extends the length of the Cariboo Regional District is valued as a physical reminder of the history of both the Collins Overland Telegraph and the Yukon Telegraph lines, and is also valued for the critical role it played in maintaining communications along its entire length, and for opening up and expanding settlement along its route.