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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: Terry Fox: One Leg and a Dream

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Address:
Douglas St., Victoria, BC, Canada
Directions:
On the south edge of town, just north of the Juan De Fuca Strait. At the southwest corner of Beacon Hill Park, on the east side of Douglas St./Hwy 1 just north of where it dead-ends into Dallas Rd.
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Terry Fox statue.

Terry Fox: One Leg and a Dream

Terry had cancer and one leg, and vowed to run across Canada in 1980. His goal was this spot, but he only got as far as Ontario, and then he died.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [05/16/2013]

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Statue of Terry Fox.

Statue of Terry Fox, One Leg and a Dream

The Statue of Terry Fox is right next to the Mile 0 sign.

[Clark W, 06/05/2022]

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