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

Fisherville- The Town that Sat on a Gold Mine

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2025

1. Fisherville- The Town that Sat on a Gold Mine Marker

Inscription. The 1864 gold rush at Wild Horse Creek created the town of Fisherville, named after Jack Fisher, prospector. Located approximately 6 kms. up Ft. Steele Wildhorse Road, it briefly flourished as a home for hundreds of gold-hungry miners. When gold was discovered underneath the town, it was dismantled and moved uphill to a new site later called Wild Horse. Little remains of Fisherville except ghostly memories and faded dreams.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 49° 37.242′ N, 115° 37.309′ W. Marker is in Fort Steele, British Columbia, in East Kootenay. It is on Wardner Fort Steele Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 51 Wardner Fort Steele Road, Fort Steele BC V0B 1N0, 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

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Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wild Horse Creek (a few steps from this marker); Fort Steele (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); a different marker also named Fort Steele (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Chantecler Chicken (approx. one kilometer away); Railway Centennial (approx. 16.6 kilometers away); Kootenay Steamboats (approx. 18.2 kilometers away).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 88 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 18, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.