Moyie in East Kootenay, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Dewdney Trail & Moyie

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), April 11, 2016

1. Dewdney Trail & Moyie Marker

Inscription. Kootenay gold discoveries attracted thousands of prospectors from Washington Territory in the late 1850s and 1860s. In those years all trails led south into Washington and Idaho and the vast bulk of the treasure and commerce enriched those regions. The need for an all-British route to the distant corner of the province was realized when Edgar Dewdney was commissioned to extend his famous trail east from Rock Creek. By 1865, this historic trail was completed. Although it followed the shores of this lake, it was not until 1883 that the town of Moyie came into being, after a magnificent body of silver ore was discovered. Today the Dewdney Trail has all but vanished but Moyie lives on.

Captions:
(left) Crew building the Dewdney Trail BCARS photo
(right) Hotel Kootenay patrons and staff c/o Moyie Community Assoc.

Erected by Province of British Columbia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 49° 16.92′ N, 115° 49.922′ W. Marker is in Moyie, British Columbia, in East Kootenay. It is on Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3/95) 0.4 kilometers south of Half

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Moon Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in a pulloff on the eastbound side. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moyie BC V0B 2A0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the BC Interior

and in the Kootenay Rockies.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Rocky Mountains,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: St. Eugene Mine (within shouting distance of this marker).

Also see . . .
1. Dewdney Trail. The Canadian Encyclopedia entry on the wilderness path, which was quickly made obsolete by railroads. (Submitted on February 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Moyie, British Columbia. Wikipedia entry on the community, which boasted a population of 1,200 at its peak. (Submitted on February 23, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 36 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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