Slocan, British Columbia
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N 49° 46.071 W 117° 27.960
11U E 466442 N 5512923
A former mining supply town, Slocan, or Slocan City, as it once was, is now a sleepy little tourist town at the south end of beautiful Slocan Lake.
Waymark Code: WMK1ZN
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/31/2014
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Platted in 1892, Slocan City became a city in June of 1901. Built as a result of rich silver strikes nearby, it became a launching point and supply centre for he area's mines. As the mines played out and prospectors and miners moved on, the city shrank, becoming a ghost of its former self by 1920. In 1958 it reverted to village status and its name reverted to "Slocan", but remained known locally as "Slocan City", partially to distinguish it from Slocan Park and South Slocan, other communities in the valley.
During World War II, some of the Slocan Valley's towns became Japanese Canadian internment camps when thousands of Canadians of Japanese descent were interned under the War Measures Act. Many communities actually welcomed the camps for their beneficial economic input to the area.
It remains today a small village of approximately 300, supported primarily by the lumber and tourism industries.