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1. The
Crowsnest Pass Railway Route
This comprehensive website presents the
history of the Crowsnest Pass Railway Route and includes special sections on
Kaslo's S.S. Moyie, the restored railway lake steamer, and
The Canadian Museum of Rail Travel in Cranbrook, with its
restored great trains of Canada.
The site contains many original photos, maps
and pamphlets..some never published before!
Crowsnest.bc.ca
2. Fort Steele
Heritage Town - History and Themes
This module of the Fort Steele Heritage Town
Website interprets five themes that tell this region's story, particularly as it
relates to the restored gold rush town.
The themes are Kootenay Gold Rush, North-West
Mounted Police, Victorian Life, Railroading and Agriculture.
FortSteele.ca
3. Revelstoke
History
An informative and interesting capsulization
of the history of Revelstoke and area, complete with an on-line store featuring
further historical readings.
CityofRevelstoke.com
4. Halcyon Hot
Springs History
The Arrow Lakes Historical Society provides
this entertaining account of the history of Halcyon Hot Springs, originally
opened in 1894, and closing with the fire of 1955, which saw the Hotel burned to
the ground.
In March of 1999 the Halcyon Hot Springs
Resort was reopened after 44 years with chalets, campsites and plans for a 80
room lodge.
Halcyon-HotSprings.com/resort/thesprings_history.htm
5. SS Moyie
History
The sternwheeler S.S. Moyie, a National
Historic site in the Village of Kaslo, British Columbia, is one of the most
significant preserved steam passenger vessels in North America.
This brief history contains good clickable
historic photos including a great shot of the Moyie steaming down Kootenay Lake.
KLHS.bc.ca/history.htm
6. Nelson
History
An interesting account of the history of the
City of Nelson - 'The Queen City'.
Also includes a section on 'Gunpowder Gertie'
and historical photographs of sternwheelers of Kootenay Lake.
DiscoverNelson.com/history/index.html
7. Nakusp and
Nakusp Hot Springs History
A quick, easy and interesting history of both
Nakusp and the Nakusp Hot Springs. This site has some wonderful old photos, all
clickable for enlargement.
NakuspHotSprings
8. Sandon
History
The Sandon Historical Society presents a visit to
Sandon, the capital City of the Silvery Slocan, known in the 1890's as the
Monte Carlo of North America.
This mining and social history provides a fantastic amount of information and
great photos too.
SlocanLake.com/sandon
9. Royal
Alexandra Cafe
We've included this site on the sumptuous
Royal Alexandra Cafe, the favorite banquet hall of the famous Canadian Pacific
Hotel 'Royal Alex' of Winnipeg, not only because of what it
was, but also what it has become!
Crowsnest.bc.ca/alexandra/alexandra04.html
10.
Crowsnest Highway History
The Crowsnest Highway #3 is
Western Canada's Old Road to the coast and is the Kootenay Rockies' southern
route across the region. It is 1,800 kilometres (1,117 mi) in length,
travelling from Hope, British Columbia to Medicine Hat, Alberta.
Crowsnest-Highway.ca
11.
St. Eugene Mission
The St. Eugene Mission was
established in the late nineteenth century by Father Coccola. This
historic building was an Indian Residential School.
The former school has been transformed into a resort which includes an
Interpretive Centre and an Arts and Crafts Cooperative. The Centre
provides visitors with an aboriginal perspective of the area, its history and
its people, and also provides guided excursions in the traditional territory of
the Ktunaxa.
Early History of St. Eugene Mission
Ktunaxa.org
12.
Castlegar
In 1946, Castlegar was
incorporated into a village. Then in 1966 incorporated into a town.
There was little in Castlegar until after the completion of the CPR bridge.
Castlegar
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