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Multicoloured plaque № 50005

Kamloops, BC, Canada

The Freemont Block. The Freemont Block was built by John Freemont Smith in 1911. Born in the Danish West Indies he was educated in Copenhagen and England. An adventurer who travelled Europe and South America, he arrived in Kamloops in 1884 and became a prospector, journalist, rancher and businessman

. He was elected in 1902 as the first black alderman in Kamloops and acted as Indian Agent for the District from 1912 to 1923. His wife, Mary Anastasia was also active in developing the community’s cu

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