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What gold rush led the construction to the caribou road?

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Answer: Fraser River gold rush

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Who was responsible for building the Cariboo Wagon Road?

The Cariboo Wagon Road is often referred to as British Columbia's first mega-project. The 650-kilometre road was constructed under direction of the Royal Engineers between 1862 and 1865 from Yale in the south to Bakerville in the north to provide access to gold fields during the Cariboo Gold Rush

Cariboo gold rush, Canadian gold rush that took place in the remote, isolated Cariboo Mountains region of British Columbia between 1860 and 1863. It began when prospectors drawn from the Fraser River gold rush discovered gold on the Horsefly River.

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