Gustavus Blin Wright (June 22, 1830 – April 8, 1898) was a pioneer roadbuilder and entrepreneur in British Columbia, Canada. His biggest achievement was...
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député aux États généraux de 1789 Françoise Blin de Bourdon Gustavus Blin Wright Jürgen Blin Joseph Blin (1764–1834), French politician, father-in-law...
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Greg Wright (born 1979), English cricketer G. S. Wright (1845–1935), Australian banker Gunner Wright (born 1973), American actor Gustavus Blin Wright (1830–1898)...
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established and important trading centre. However, the roadbuilder Gustavus Blin Wright rerouted the original trail so that it bypassed Williams Lake and...
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measured. The road was a toll-route and built by private contractor Gustavus Blin-Wright, a prominent British-Swedish entrepreneur in colonial British Columbia...
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co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Greg Noonan, early American brew master Gustavus Blin Wright, roadbuilder and entrepreneur Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben...
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Frank P. Armstrong William A. Baillie-Grohman Frank Barnard Jr. Gustavus Blin-Wright John Bonser Owen Forrester Browne Robert Cunningham John "Gassy Jack"...
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Frank P. Armstrong William A. Baillie-Grohman Frank Barnard Jr. Gustavus Blin-Wright John Bonser Owen Forrester Browne Robert Cunningham John "Gassy Jack"...
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singer Gustavus Athol Waterhouse (1877–1950), Australian entomologist Gustavus Blin Wright (1830–1898), Canadian pioneer roadbuilder and entrepreneur Gustava...
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prospectors was roadbuilder Gustavus Blin Wright, who had built part of the Old Cariboo Road. However, like many others, Wright would have no luck. Then...
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River Arrow Lakes Owners, captains and personnel James W. Troup Gustavus Blin-Wright J.A. Mara Frank Barnard Jr. Selby Soules Modern ferry lines BC Ministry...
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Trail is also informally applied to a toll road built by contractor Gustavus Blin-Wright in 1861–1862 from Lillooet to Williams Lake, Van Winkle and on to...
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Frank P. Armstrong William A. Baillie-Grohman Frank Barnard Jr. Gustavus Blin-Wright John Bonser Owen Forrester Browne Robert Cunningham John "Gassy Jack"...
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River Arrow Lakes Owners, captains and personnel James W. Troup Gustavus Blin-Wright J.A. Mara Frank Barnard Jr. Selby Soules Modern ferry lines BC Ministry...
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kilometres (211 mi) northward to Alexandria. Built as a toll road by Gustavus Blin Wright, the first 20 to 30 kilometres of tortuous canyon-brink grade remained...
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1862-1863 by pioneer road builder Gustavus Blin Wright as a camp for his labourers. In the spring of 1863, Wright purchased the property and leased it...
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by pioneer shipbuilder James Trahey of Victoria for Gustavus Blin Wright and Captain Thomas Wright and was put into service in the spring of 1863. Her...
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River Arrow Lakes Owners, captains and personnel James W. Troup Gustavus Blin-Wright J.A. Mara Frank Barnard Jr. Selby Soules Modern ferry lines BC Ministry...
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River Arrow Lakes Owners, captains and personnel James W. Troup Gustavus Blin-Wright J.A. Mara Frank Barnard Jr. Selby Soules Modern ferry lines BC Ministry...
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with Mr. Hill, he operated a hotel, store, and saloon. In 1884, the Gustavus Blin Wright syndicate completed the wagon road through the pass to Revelstoke...
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fluvial and colluvial sands, gravels, and cobbles. In 1883, the Gustavus Blin Wright syndicate was awarded a contract (in return for a 24,000-hectare...
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Thomas Wright and Gustavus Blin Wright, who also were her operators. She ran between Soda Creek and Quesnel from 1863 until 1871 when the Wrights took her...
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Frank P. Armstrong William A. Baillie-Grohman Frank Barnard Jr. Gustavus Blin-Wright John Bonser Owen Forrester Browne Robert Cunningham John "Gassy Jack"...
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River Arrow Lakes Owners, captains and personnel James W. Troup Gustavus Blin-Wright J.A. Mara Frank Barnard Jr. Selby Soules Modern ferry lines BC Ministry...
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prompted the construction of the wagon road from Cache Creek to Savona. Gustavus Blin Wright built the 37-kilometre (23 mi), 5-metre (18 ft) wide road, which...
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Frank P. Armstrong William A. Baillie-Grohman Frank Barnard Jr. Gustavus Blin-Wright John Bonser Owen Forrester Browne Robert Cunningham John "Gassy Jack"...
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River Arrow Lakes Owners, captains and personnel James W. Troup Gustavus Blin-Wright J.A. Mara Frank Barnard Jr. Selby Soules Modern ferry lines BC Ministry...
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River Arrow Lakes Owners, captains and personnel James W. Troup Gustavus Blin-Wright J.A. Mara Frank Barnard Jr. Selby Soules Modern ferry lines BC Ministry...
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by pioneer shipbuilder James Trahey of Victoria for Gustavus Blin-Wright and Captain Thomas Wright and was put into service in the spring of 1869 to augment...
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Frank P. Armstrong William A. Baillie-Grohman Frank Barnard Jr. Gustavus Blin-Wright John Bonser Owen Forrester Browne Robert Cunningham John "Gassy Jack"...
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