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[Victoria Watcher]

Known to occult enthusiasts as being the most haunted city in the Pacific Northwest, Victoria’s history is marked by a dark legacy of gruesome tales and paranormal activities.

Amid British Columbia’s lawless gold rush era, thousands of prospectors from California, Australia, Mexico, Europe, and as far away as China flocked to the capital city in 1857, hoping to strike it rich. As British colonial influence grew, trying to tame the isolated Wild West, an eerie mix of cultures, anarchy, violence, and chaos plagued Victoria’s street, giving rise to countless nightmarish tales.

“During those gold rush years, Victoria was a dangerous place full of murders, hangings, tragic accidents, and all of the kinds of things that give rise to ghosts,” said Chris Adams, co-owner of Discover the Past Tours and Ghostly Walks. “[Victoria] was also a British colonial capital, so there was this sense of British law and order which involved things like public hangings at the old jail in Bastion Square.”


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Edited by Victoria Watcher, 31 October 2024 - 11:32 AM.

[LJ]

was also a British colonial capital, so there was this sense of British law and order which involved things like public hangings at the old jail in Bastion Square

 

Now if we could just go back to that...