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Author : Bruce Ramsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (732 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns of British Columbia written by Bruce Ramsey and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Greg Nesteroff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781772761641
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (616 download)
Download or read book Lost Kootenays written by Greg Nesteroff and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greg Nesteroff and Eric Brighton started the Lost Kootenays Facebook Group with the intent of preserving, promoting and sharing the history of the Kootenays and the people who lived here. Today the Lost Kootenays community is 48,000 strong and one of the most dynamic sites in British Columbia.
Author : Garnet Basque
Publisher : Langley, B.C. : Sunfire Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)
Download or read book British Columbia Ghost Town Atlas written by Garnet Basque and published by Langley, B.C. : Sunfire Publications. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atlas of British Columbia which locates and identifies nearly 500 ghost towns, forts, historic trails, and Indian villages.
Author : Johnnie Bachusky
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1926936191
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (269 download)
Download or read book Ghost Town Stories of BC written by Johnnie Bachusky and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of BC's old mining towns are now abandoned ruins, disappearing into the wilderness. These once-thriving towns and the pioneers who built them are remembered in 10 fascinating stories of hard work and heroism. A mine rescue worker sadly recounts a tale of death underground at Coal Creek. Three eccentric old bachelors become the final residents of Phoenix. Legends of Spanish treasure near a Vancouver Island gold-rush town persist to this day. Experience BC's colourful past in these entertaining stories from the province's vanished communities.
Author : Thomas William Paterson
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 9781895811803
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (118 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of Vancouver Island written by Thomas William Paterson and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 1999 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leechtown, Wellington, Bevan, Kildonan, Fort Rupert, Cape Scott . . .Vancouver Island's ghost towns dot the Island from its southern end to its northern tip, and their stories chart the boom and bust of the resource economy that still characterizes the region. Well illustrated with maps and an abundance of photos, archival and modern, Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of Vancouver Islandis filled with tales of the famous and the not-so-famous. The Dunsmuirs appear throughout the book, but so do the First Nations who lived here first and the many European and Asian settlers who were drawn by the promise of wealth and land.
Author : Neville Langrell Barlee
Publisher : Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House
ISBN 13 : 9780888399885
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Gold Creeks & Ghost Towns written by Neville Langrell Barlee and published by Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House. This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to gold creek and ghost town country where towns stand in another century, the echoes of history are audible, and the wilderness is still just a glance away. From the sagebrush, desert country of southern valleys of the Okanagan and Similkameen across to the high grandeur of the East Kootenays, the southern interior of BC remains an entrancing region. To some people it is the ghost town country, and area where half a hundred towns stood in another century and names like Sandon, Phoenix, Ferguson and Cascade City were familiar words. To others it is the land of gold creeks, for there was a time when streams like Perry, Granite, Rock and Wild Horse drew thousands of miners in their never ending quest for Eldorado. Fortunately, some of this area remains relatively unchanged and even today the wilderness is but a glance away and beyond the traveled routes, the trail blazing country still beckons. For that rather unique breed, those who feel at ease in places far off the beaten path or deep in the back country where the echoes of history are still audible and the atmosphere of half-forgotten eras lingers on, we hope that this book will be enjoyable, for it is for those individuals that is in intended.
Author : Michael Kluckner
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774842539
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Vanishing British Columbia written by Michael Kluckner and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The old buildings and historic places of British Columbia form a kind of "roadside memory," a tangible link with stories of settlement, change, and abandonment that reflect the great themes of BC's history. Michael Kluckner began painting his personal map of the province in a watercolour sketchbook. In 1999, after he put a few of the sketches on his website, a network of correspondents emerged that eventually led him to the family letters, photo albums, and memories from a disappearing era of the province. Vanishing British Columbia is a record of these places and the stories they tell, presenting a compelling argument for stewardship of regional history in the face of urbanization and globalization.
Author : Glen A. Mofford
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 177203424X
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Room at the Inn written by Glen A. Mofford and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully illustrated social history profiling forty historic hotels spread over five regions of the southern interior of British Columbia, covering the time period of the 1890s to 1950s. Room at the Inn reveals the long-forgotten histories of British Columbia’s early hospitality industry, through the riveting stories of the men and women who built, ran, and frequented hotels, hostelries, resorts, and roadhouses in the southern Interior. From the Similkameen town of Keremeos to Spences Bridge at the confluence of the Thompson and Nicola Rivers, east to the Alberta border along the Trans-Canada Highway, and south to the Canada–US border, the history of these hotels mirrors the history of BC’s mining towns and boom-bust economy of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as waves of prospectors, settlers, and eventually tourists shaped the culture of the province that we know today. Of the forty historic hotels profiled in this book, all contributed to their communities in various ways. They provided more than just a roof over the heads of weary travellers; they were often the sites of live entertainment, places where community members could meet and socialize. Some even doubled as makeshift hospitals during wildfires and floods. Through colourful anecdotes, meticulous research, and fascinating archival photography, Room at the Inn transports readers to a bygone era and pays tribute to the pioneers, entrepreneurs, and hard-work men and women who built and operated these historic accommodations.
Author : Terry Malanchuk
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557030951
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Blakeburn-British Columbia's Forgotten Ghost Town-Revised Second Edition written by Terry Malanchuk and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-12-20 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: B.C.'s largest remaining, unspoiled historic site is no longer forgotten. Covering 12 square miles atop Mount Lodestone, over 250 structures still exist. Finally, Blakeburn has been revealed for the jewel that it was. The first ever comprehensive map and travel guide has now been assembled. Together with the people's stories and detailed site discriptions, new life has come to Blakeburn, B.C.
Author : Lambert Florin
Publisher : Seattle, Wash. : Superior Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Ghost Town Treasures written by Lambert Florin and published by Seattle, Wash. : Superior Publishing Company. This book was released on 1965 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forlorn scenes and former sites of forty-seven ghost towns in pictures and text, in ten western states and British Columbia.
Author : Terry Reksten
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781926706061
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Dunsmuir Saga written by Terry Reksten and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dunsmuir Saga brings to life three generations of the legendary Dunsmuir family of Vancouver Island. Robert Dunsmuir -- canny, acquisitive and imaginative -- became the richest man in British Columbia; his sons struggled to consolidate the family fortune; his grandchildren spent it. Award-winning author Terry Reksten brings the members of the Dunsmuir family and their colourful saga to life with her lively writing, vivid anecdotes and careful research. A selection of 50 historical photographs depicts the Dunsmuirs and their grand style of life.
Author : Johnnie Bachusky
Publisher : Heritage Amazing Stories
ISBN 13 : 9781551539843
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Ghost Town Stories III written by Johnnie Bachusky and published by Heritage Amazing Stories. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreams of wealth brought waves of opportunists to British Columbia, who settled throughout the province in communities destined to disappear. Author Johnnie Bachusky has traced the lives of a number of characters who made up the thrilling, tragic, and curious past of these almost-forgotten towns.
Author : Philip Varney
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 1610587995
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest written by Philip Varney and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest is a guidebook to the best boomtowns of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Once thriving centers for mining, fishing, logging, and national defense, these abandoned camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Nowadays, these ghost towns are some of the best places to travel to, filled with fun things to do and see.Ghost town expert Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to know to explore these remnants of the past. Featuring color maps, driving and walking directions, town histories, touring recommendations, and stunning color photography, Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest details famous sites such as Port Gamble (Washington), Fort Steele (British Columbia), and Jacksonville (Oregon) — in addition to out-of-the-way gems like Holden (Washington), Sandon (British Columbia), and Flora (Oregon).Chasing down the ghost towns of the Pacific Northwest will take you from the seacoast high into the forests of the Cascade Range. You will view the magnificent Columbia River as it passes through Revelstoke, British Columbia, to its first entry into the United States in Northport, Washington, and to its dramatic meeting with the Pacific Ocean near Astoria, Oregon. See the region as you have never seen it before with this essential guidebook to the glory days of the Pacific Northwest!
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Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760343160
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest written by and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2013-04-29 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest is a guidebook to the best boomtowns of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Once thriving centers for mining, fishing, logging, and national defense, these abandoned camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Ghost town expert Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to know to explore these remnants of the past. Featuring color maps, driving and walking directions, town histories, touring recommendations, and stunning color photography, Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest details famous sites such as Port Gamble (Washington), Fort Steele (British Columbia), and Jacksonville (Oregon) — in addition to out-of-the-way gems like Holden (Washington), Sandon (British Columbia), and Flora (Oregon). See the region as you have never seen it before with this essential guidebook to the glory days of the Pacific Northwest!
Author : Liz Bryan
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 9781894974431
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Country Roads of British Columbia written by Liz Bryan and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2008 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Country Roads of British Columbia, Liz Bryan explores and celebrates the amazing landscapes and traces the early history of Canada's westernmost province. Through 18 picturesque country journeys, mostly in the Interior between the Rockies and the Coast Mountains, she takes readers through some of the most diverse and beautiful scenery in the country. British Columbia has everything: forests, rivers, lakes, grasslands, alpine peaks, sagebrush plateaus, desert valleys and badlands. This diversity can be explained in part by the province's remarkable geological history: it is not one land, but several, formed over time by unstoppable tectonic forces andmodified by volcanic activity and glacial ice. Much of the human history of the province, which closely follows the patterns of its geology, can be discovered along the network of roads stitching the province together. Traces of the Native peoples' ancestral presence are found, along with those of the fur traders, explorers, gold miners, ranchers and homesteaders who settled here. In both her text and her full-color photographs, Bryan demonstrates just how beautiful British Columbia truly is.
Author : Brett McGillivray
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 077484017X
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Geography of British Columbia, 2nd ed. written by Brett McGillivray and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is British Columbia unique within Canada? What physical processes have made this province so rugged and produced such remarkable variation in climate and vegetation? Why did non-Natives come to British Columbia, and what impact did they have on First Nations? Why did so many Asian immigrants come to this province and then leave for other parts of Canada? How were resources developed in the past and how are those resources developed today? Geography of British Columbia discusses these and many other aspects of the growth of this distinctive province. Brett McGillivray focuses first on the combination of physical processes that produced a spectacular variety of mountains, rivers, lakes, islands, fjords, forests, and minerals, explaining the forces that created the province and the natural hazards that can reshape it. A concise examination of B.C. historical geography follows, covering First Nations ways of life, colonization, Asian immigration, and the sad history of institutionalized racism. The second half of the book contains a detailed description of the economic geography of the province, with chapters on forestry, the salmon fishery, metal mining, energy supply and demand, agriculture, water, and the tourism industry. It addresses the present-day issues of urbanization, economic development, and resource management, providing a thorough background to these topics and suggesting what the future might hold. This up-to-date and comprehensive exploration of the rich historical geography and development of British Columbia will be welcomed by teachers, students, scholars, and everyone with an interest in the province.
Author : Donald E. Waite
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1772030775
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (72 download)
Download or read book British Columbia and Yukon Gold Hunters written by Donald E. Waite and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2015 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the 19th century gold rushes in British Columbia and the Yukon. Includes archival photographs and hand-drawn maps.
