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

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Kettle Valley Railroad

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), July 6, 2016

1. Kettle Valley Railroad Marker

Inscription. When the Midway to Hope section of the “K.V.” was completed in 1916 and joined with existing short lines, it formed a direct southern railroad from Alberta to the Pacific Coast. An important factor in advancing the economy of southern B.C., it has carried products of the Kootenay, Boundary and Similkameen Districts over this all-Canadian route.

Erected 1966 by Province of British Columbia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 49° 0.674′ N, 118° 47.135′ W. Marker was in Midway, British Columbia, in Kootenay Boundary. It was on Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) just west of Beamish Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker was in front of the Kettle River Museum. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 907 Crowsnest Hwy, Midway BC V0H 1M0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the BC Interior

and in the Kootenay Rockies.

Globally, it was in North America,

in the Rocky

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Mountains,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 23 kilometers of this location, measured as the crow flies: Midway (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Boundary Falls Smelter (approx. 6.7 kilometers away); Ranald MacDonald (approx. 8.8 kilometers away in the U.S.); Copper Street (approx. 10.5 kilometers away); Greenwood Smelter (approx. 10.6 kilometers away); Chief Joseph Tonasket (approx. 19 kilometers away in the U.S.); Bodie (approx. 21.3 kilometers away in the U.S.).

Also see . . . The Kettle Valley Railway. History and significance of the 310-mile (500km) railroad. (Canadian Society for Civil Engineering) (Submitted on February 24, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.