Three Valley Gap Roundhouse & Heritage Ghost Town
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 50° 56.054 W 118° 26.659
11U E 398511 N 5643504
A one time mill town, then a ghost town, now a motel/museum and heritage/ghost town complex.
Waymark Code: WMT2VV
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 09/15/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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From 1885 to 1913 3 Valley Gap was a prosperous mill town. Then, its mill burned down and the outbreak of World War I ensured that the mill would never be rebuilt. The town was deserted soon after.

In 1956 a couple by the names of Gordon & Ethel Bell purchased land on the opposite end of the lake and started a small roadside motel, which eventually grew into a 200-room lakeside château and heritage town which contains over 25 original and reproduction buildings along with the largest railroad roundhouse in North America and countless antiques and collectibles, vintage railroad cars and a Case steam tractor in perfect condition.

In this age of self sufficiency and green power it is notable that the site is largely self sufficient. The bells built a dam and generators to provide electricity, and its water comes from a mountain spring.

3 Valley Gap is on the Trans Canada Highway 19 km west of Revelstoke, BC.
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