Alamo Siding, BC
N 50° 00.353 W 117° 18.489
11U E 477918 N 5539330
An abandonned mine concentrator, hydroelectric plant and mining centre in the Slocan area of BC.
Waymark Code: WMC4KY
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/24/2011
Views: 8
Welcome to Alamo Siding - a nice stop on the Galena Trail (a rails to trails hike through the Selkirk Mountains). This used to be a major centre of industry during the Silver Rush in this area - boasting a large mine concentrator, hydroelectric plant and associated support businesses and residences. A drop in metal prices, the Great Depression and eventually flooding cut off all road or rail access to this area. All that is left now are many foundations, dilapitated machinery, collapsed buildings and the roadbed of the old Canadian Pacific railway.
Gone are the 200 inhabitants of 1904.
Reason for Abandonment: Economic
Date Abandoned: 05/01/1955
Related Web Page: Not listed
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