Hixon: Highway 97 at Swanson Road near - looking north
Tucked along the Fraser River in central British Columbia, Hixon is a place whose character is shaped by a forested Interior setting and Highway 97. This small rural community stands on the north–south route between Prince George and Quesnel, where the Cariboo Highway links settlements across the province's interior. The Fraser is one of British Columbia's principal river systems, while mixed conifer forest and stands of deciduous trees define the country around Hixon. The settlement has a dispersed roadside form rather than a compact town centre, with transport and forestry central to the area's everyday geography.
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Few communities in British Columbia have a history as closely tied to the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as Hixon. Set beside Highway 97 in the upper Fraser River basin, it forms part of the rural Cariboo Regional District between Prince George and Quesnel. The settlement developed along the rail line, and its name commemorates railway contractor Joseph Foster Hixon. Forests, farms and river valleys define this sparsely settled stretch of central British Columbia. Browse other webcams in the Cariboo to compare forested valleys and communities around Hixon.
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