Near Vernon in North Okanagan, British Columbia — Canadas West Coast (North America)
O'Keefe Ranch
B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), June 15, 2016
1. O'Keefe Ranch Marker
One of the earliest cattle empires in the Okanagan began in 1867 when Cornelius O'Keefe and Thomas Greenhow drove cattle from Oregon to the north end of Okanagan Lake. In 1868 O'Keefe homesteaded 162 acres nearby, and within 40 years his cattle were grazing over 15,000 acres. The ranch became the site of Okanagan Post Office in 1872.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 50° 21.827′ N, 119° 16.952′ W. Marker is near Vernon, British Columbia, in North Okanagan. It is on Okanagan Highway (Provincial Highway 97) 0.3 kilometers east of St. Annies Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9380 BC-97, Vernon BC V1H 1W9, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the BC Interior and in Thompson-Okanagan. Globally, it is in North America, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spallumcheen Valley (approx. 13 kilometers away); Vernon Military Camp (approx. 13.1 kilometers away); Coldstream Valley (approx. 15.9 kilometers away).
Also see . . .
1. O'Keefe's Ranch. Website homepage:
History, photographs and exhibits about the cattle ranch. (Historic O'Keefe Ranch) (Submitted on February 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. O'Keefe Ranch. Wikipedia entry on the ranch, with information about several buildings on the property. (Submitted on February 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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