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 FIRST - Bank of Montreal in British Columbia - New Denver, BC Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 49° 59.501 W 117° 22.598
11U E 473003 N 5537773
On the corner of Bellevue & 6th Avenues in downtown New Denver, this former Bank of Montreal is now the Silvery Slocan Museum and Visitor Information Centre.
Waymark Code: WMNBRP
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 02/08/2015
Views: 2
This was the first Bank of Montreal built in British Columbia, having been built in 1896, at the height of the silver boom in the Slocan area of BC. This building, then, is a perfect choice of location for a local history museum as it lived to witness most of the ups and downs in the history of the Silvery Slocan. Its vault even held much of the silver which came out of the area's mines.
New Denver itself is in the Slocan Valley but the silver strikes occured to the east in the Sandon area. New Denver, being on a railroad and a navigable lake, became a transportation and supply centre and a jumping off point to the Sandon area. As a result, the Bank of Montreal built its first BC bank here, to cash in on the silver boom.
Visitor Centre
Our Visitor Centre is in the first Bank of Montreal built in British Columbia, 1896, now the Silvery Slocan Museum which houses a collection of local artifacts & a beautifully restored wooden boat. We are on the main street of New Denver, a quiet little town with lots of historic buildings & a view of our own icefield across Slocan Lake. Please come & visit us for lots of local information & we can help with planning your adventure.
From the Visitor Centre
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1896
More Information - Web URL: [Web Link]
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