Welcome to Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
Your Port Moody (Coquitlam, Port Moody, Burnaby)
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apartments, condos, duplexes, acreages and farms not listed for sale here.
Port Moody summary
Port Moody, British Columbia is a small city forming a crescent at the east end of Burrard Inlet in British Columbia, Canada, and part of the Metro Vancouver
district. It is bordered by Coquitlam on the east, and Burnaby on the west. The villages of Belcarra, and Anmore along with the rugged Coast Mountains lie to the
northwest and north respectively.
At the eastern end of Burrard Inlet, the Port Moody area was originally used by the Squamish and Musqueam First Nations as a temporary summer camp.
In later years, European explorers from Spain and Britain mapped the area in search of Sea Otter fur to trade with China. As more permanent settlements, such as Fort
Langley, developed in the area, Port Moody became significant as an alternate supply route when the Fraser River was hazardous or blocked.
With the Cariboo Gold Rush in 1858, the Royal Engineers under the command of Colonel Richard Moody were dispatched from England to survey the new Crown colony of mainland
British Columbia.
The group of military officers, 150 enlisted sappers and their families arrived and set up their barracks in an area still known as Sapperton in New Westminster. After
surveying townsites, mapping the area and constructing several major roads still used today such as North Road, the Royal Engineers were recalled in 1863. All of the officers
returned to England, but most of the sappers and their families chose to remain, accepting 150 acre (0.6 kmē) land grants as compensation.
Four sappers received land grants in the Port Moody area. Of these, only the Murray family eventually settled here. Subsequently, Port Moody became home to a small resort
community named Aliceville at the end of North Road, several farms, and a number of loggers and mill workers around the Inlet.
Now Port Moody is largely a suburban development area, especially around an area known as Heritage Mountain. The city, however, still retains many historical buildings, especially
along Clarke Street. The city is growing quickly and in recent years has started constructing high-rises in an area known as NewPort Village, the city's shopping centre. Port
Moody's main industrial area is along the southern coast of Burrard Inlet. The city houses a large sulphur depot located at the end of Burrard Inlet.
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