Quesnel Forks was a major supply center for the Cariboo Gold Rush until the Cariboo Wagon Road was completed in 1865 when Quesnel Forks was bypassed and Barkerville became the center of the mining activity.
Quesnel Forks was a major supply center for the Cariboo Gold Rush. The Cariboo Wagon Road was completed in 1865. Quesnel Forks was bypassed. Barkerville became the center of the mining activity.