When we look at the engineering marvels of he 20th century, various projects come to mind including Hoover Dam and the Panama Canal, but one project absolutely should be on that list and it is the Alaska Highway. Today, I am looking at how this...
The Second World War brought many changes to the northern regions of British Columbia, and throughout the Yukon. With the need to quickly get soldiers and supplies into Alaska, new airports and roads quickly opened. The most famous, of course, is...
Support the history page for as little as $1 a month: the Canadian history chat on Discord: If you ask a Canadian to name two famous highways, the first one they will name will be the Trans-Canada Highway. As for the second, chances are they will...