In one of my earlier posts that I wrote in September I shared about how a normal weekend turned out to be one of the most exciting ones of the year when I received a call from an architect from Hyderabad, India, who informed me that one of my blog posts from 2018 kickstarted a project to restore a centuries old stepwell in my ancestral village of Lingampet. This is an account of a trip to Lingampet that I made after that weekend.
Did you know that just a short drive from Vancouver, there once existed a town straight out of the Wild West, complete with rowdy saloons and frequent gunfights? During the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush during the 1850s, Yale, which is only 175 kms from Vancouver, used to be a hub of lawlessness and violence. Today its a little town of around 150 people but at its peak during the gold rush its population was around 15000. The reason for its prominence at that time was because of its excellent location. It was situated at the head of river navigation and was also the start of the Cariboo Wagon Road, which is equivalent of todays Highway 1. One fine sunny day in September, I drove over to see for myself the excellently preserved historic site here.
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