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Similkameen City, British Columbia

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Similkameen City is a ghost town located in the Similkameen Country region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located along BC Highway 3 surrounding the Stemwinder Provincial Park, parallel to the Similkameen River.[1] The lots that make up the "City" comprise District Lot 1968 of the Similkameen Division, Yale Land District; 5.4 kms west of Hedley, BC.[2] The Townsite was promoted by Mr. Frank Bailey[3]

Map

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  • "Mining map of part of Similkameen River, Osoyoos Mining Division, Yale District, British Columbia". library.yale.edu. 1900.

References

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  1. ^ Basque Garnet (1982), British Columbia Ghost Town Atlas. Sunfire Publications Limited.
  2. ^ "Princeton Star". open.library.ubc.ca (Newspaper story on Tax Sale). Princeton, BC, Canada. October 4, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  3. ^ "Similkameen Star". open.library.ubc.ca. Princeton, BC, Canada. November 3, 1900. Retrieved 2022-06-16.