Eholt - Divisional Point of the Boundary - Eholt Summit, BC.
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N 49° 09.255 W 118° 32.743
11U E 387293 N 5445753
You'll find this heritage marker along Highway 3 near the abandoned site of the town of Eholt. It's about 25 km. west and north of Grand Forks, at the northernmost point of the highway in the area.
Waymark Code: WMGMN2
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 03/20/2013
Views: 3
Eholt was a railway town and nothing more. Almost all other towns in the area at the turn of the twentieth century were mining towns. The town of Eholt, however, was built around the switching yards that were built by the CPR to serve mines in the area, most notably the copper and gold mines at Phoenix, which lies between Eholt and Greenwood. After shipping over 15 million tons of ore, the mines were played out, and both Phoenix and Eholt were abandoned by the 1920s.
The abandoned railway is now the Kettle Valley Rail Trail, a 600 km. hiking & biking trail between Midway and Hope that is also part of the Trans Canada Trail.
Type of Marker: Cultural
Type of Sign: Historic Site or Building Marker
Describe the parking that is available nearby: Large roadside pullout
What Agency placed the marker?: Province of BC
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