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Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific coast at Bella Coola, British Columbia, completing the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico.
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Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)
Scottish explorer and fur trader (1764–1820)
Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish-Canadian explorer and fur trader known for accomplishing the first crossing of North America north of Mexico by a European in 1793. The Mackenzie River and Mount Sir Alexander are named after him.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bella Coola, British Columbia
Town in British Columbia, Canada
Bella Coola is an unincorporated community in the Bella Coola Valley of British Columbia, Canada. Bella Coola usually refers to the entire valley, encompassing the settlements of Bella Coola proper, Lower Bella Coola, Hagensborg, Salloompt, Nusatsum, Firvale, and Stuie. It is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)