A Dream Fulfilled -- BC Hwy 3A, near Wynndel BC CAN
N 49° 08.745 W 116° 32.007
11U E 534024 N 5443763
An offical green historical marker plaque in a highway pull-out explains the history of land reclamation efforts here
Waymark Code: WMTT4E
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/05/2017
Views: 4
This roadside plaque explains the history of how a man and a vision reclaimed thousands of acres of land from river floodpain, creating fertile fields from what had formerly been unusable land.
The marker stands in a roadside pullout along BC Highway 3A, north of Wynndel.
The marker reads as follows:
"A DREAM FULFILLED
It was the dream in the 1880's of W.A. Baillie-Grohman, British sportsman and financier, to reclaim these fertile flats from the annual river floods. His canal at Canal Flats diverted part of the Kootenay into the Columbia but was abandoned. The first successful reclamation was in 1893. Now 25,110 acres lie secure behind 53 miles of dykes."
Type of Marker: Geographical / Natural History
Type of Sign: British Columbia Tourism Sign
Describe the parking that is available nearby: safe parking for 6-8 cars at the roadside pullout
What Agency placed the marker?: BC Department of Recreation & Conservation
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