Midway in Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Midway

Railways and Hotels

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), November 15, 2016

1. Midway Marker

Inscription. Proximity to Boundary Creek mines, and excellent climate, water and soil convinced Midway promoters of a bright future as a "railway and residential town.” The Columbia & Western Railway reached Midway in 1900; five years later, the Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway pushed north of the 49th Parallel to the town. Construction crews continued work on railway extensions, and the number of Midway hotels swelled to nine. The Midway Hotel recalls these frontier times. The original building burned in 1900, but was quickly rebuilt by owner Charles Thomas. Yet tragedy did not end here: in 1908 Thomas was shot dead by bandits who promptly escaped south of the border, never to be captured.

Caption: The town of Midway in its early years. Kettle River Museum

Erected by Province of British Columbia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 49° 0.338′ N, 118° 46.576′ W. Marker is in Midway, British Columbia, in Kootenay Boundary. Marker is at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Florence Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue

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. Marker is in Frank Carpenter Memorial Riverfront Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 607 5th Ave, Midway BC V0H 1M0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kettle Valley Railroad (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Boundary Falls Smelter (approx. 6.4 kilometers away); Copper Street (approx. 10.6 kilometers away); Greenwood Smelter (approx. 10.6 kilometers away).

Also see . . .
1. Midway Hotel Story, British Columbia 1908 (YouTube). Short documentary on the hotel, which remains a local landmark. (BCGhostTowns.com, uploaded Dec. 20, 2014) (Submitted on February 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. The OTHER Battle of Midway | Kettle River Museum | Midway B.C. (YouTube). Midway is located at "Mile 0" of the Kettle Valley Railway. From here, the KVR stretches west through the Myra Canyon trestles towards Hope, BC. The Kettle River Museum contains a collection of artifacts chronicling the history of Midway through its glory days as a railroad town in the old west. (Uploaded by Exit Thru the Gift Shop, Feb 4, 2022) (Submitted on February 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 69 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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