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Railway Centennial

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Boundary Falls Smelter

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Copper Street

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Baker Street

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Cascade - Gateway to the Boundary Country

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Eholt - Divisional Point Of The Boundary

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Salmo - Mining And Logging

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Eagle Valley

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Midway - Railways and Hotels

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Kootenay Landing

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Spotted Lake

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Golden

Golden was once the loading point for Upper Columbia sternwheelers. Completion of the C.P.R. in 1886 heralded the steamboat era when colourful little craft like the 'Duchess' freighted to the...

Golden was once the loading point for Upper Columbia sternwheelers. Completion of the C.P.R. in 1886 heralded the steamboat era when colourful little craft like the 'Duchess' freighted to...

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Ashcroft Manor

In 1862 C.F. and H.P. Cornwall settled here and developed Ashcroft Manor. The ranch with its grist and saw mills supplied Cariboo miners. The manor house was destroyed by fire in 1943, but the...

In 1862 C.F. and H.P. Cornwall settled here and developed Ashcroft Manor. The ranch with its grist and saw mills supplied Cariboo miners. The manor house was destroyed by fire in 1943, but the...

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Steamboat Saga

Smooth rivers and great lakes once were the highways of travel. On them plied stately paddle-wheelers, helping exploration and settlement of the Interior. They speeded goldseekers bound for the...

Smooth rivers and great lakes once were the highways of travel. On them plied stately paddle- wheelers, helping exploration and settlement of the Interior. They speeded goldseekers bound for the...

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Irving House

Arriving in British Columbia from the United States in 1859, Scottish-born Capt. William Irving pioneered the riverboat trade of the lower Fraser River. In 1862-64, Royal Engineers built his fine...

Arriving in British Columbia from the United States in 1859, Scottish-born Capt. William Irving pioneered the riverboat trade of the lower Fraser River. In 1862-64, Royal Engineers built his...

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Kootenay River Lumber Mills

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Ginger Goodwin

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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Canadian Northern Pacific's Last Spike

Canada's third trans-continental rail link was completed near Basque on January 23, 1915. In a simple ceremony the last spike was driven, witnessed by a small group of engineers and workmen. The...

Canada's third trans-continental rail link was completed near Basque on January 23, 1915. In a simple ceremony the last spike was driven, witnessed by a small group of engineers and workmen. The...

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Thompson Canyon

Water, cutting deeply into the pre-glacial floor of this valley over countless centuries, has gradually eroded the almost vertical dykes of the mountain of solid rock. The awesome display of crags...

Water, cutting deeply into the pre-glacial floor of this valley over countless centuries, has gradually eroded the almost vertical dykes of the mountain of solid rock. The awesome display of crags...

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Natal, Michel and Middletown (1898-1976)

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From BC's Stops of Interest

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