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Historical Markers in the Kootenay Rockies Region

 
Canada Dept. of Mines & Technical Surveys via Library & Archives Canada PA-015550 (Public domain), May 13, 1925
West Kootenay Power & Light Co. power house, Lower Bonnington Dam
1 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Bonnington Falls — West Kootenay Power
On Nelson Nelway Highway (Provincial Highway 3A) 0.2 kilometers east of South Slocan Village Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
2 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Castlegar — Doukhobor Suspension Bridge — Le pont suspendu Doukhobor — Bиcячий мocт дyxoБoрцeв —
On Brilliant Road 0.5 kilometers east of Gorkoff Road, on the right when traveling east.
3 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Castlegar — Patrick Lumber Co. —
On British Columbia 6 0.2 kilometers south of Crescent Valley Road, on the right when traveling south.
4 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Creston — A Dream Fulfilled —
On Highway 3A 0.3 kilometers south of View Road, on the right when traveling south.
5 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Nakusp — Lodges Ice Cream Parlour — 1924 — 302 Broadway St —
On Broadway Street West at 3 Avenue NW, on the left when traveling west on Broadway Street West.
6 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Nakusp — Masonic Building — 1922 — 317 Broadway St —
On Broadway Street West at 4 Avenue NW, on the right when traveling west on Broadway Street West.
7 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Nakusp — Nakusp Courthouse — 1910 — 415 Broadway St —
On Broadway Street West at 5th Avenue NW, on the right when traveling west on Broadway Street West.
8 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Nakusp — Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church — 1905 — 96-5th Ave —
On 5 Avenue Northwest at 1 Street NW, on the left when traveling north on 5 Avenue Northwest.
9 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Nelson — Baker Street —
On Nelson Nelway Highway (Provincial Highway 3A) 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road, on the right when traveling west.
10 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Nelson — Nelson Post Office/Customs House —
On Vernon Street at Ward Street, on the right when traveling east on Vernon Street.
11 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Riondel — Blue Bell Mine —
On Eastman Avenue at Davis Street, on the left when traveling north on Eastman Avenue.
12 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Salmo — Salmo — Mining and Logging —
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 3 kilometers south of Salmo Ski Hill Road, on the left when traveling south.
13 ► British Columbia, Central Kootenay, Sandon — The Slocan Mines —
On Slocan Star Street 0.3 kilometers east of Sandon Road, on the left when traveling east.
14 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Canal Flats — Canal Flat —
On Kootenay Highway (Provincial Highway 93/95) 1.3 kilometers north of Burns Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
15 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Cranbrook — Railway Centennial — The Crowsnest Railway Route of the C.P.R. — 1898 —
On Van Horne Street South (Provincial Highway 3) south of 5th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
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16 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Fort Steele — Chantecler Chicken —
Near Highway 93/95.
17 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Fort Steele — Fisherville- The Town that Sat on a Gold Mine —
On Wardner Fort Steele Road, on the right when traveling east.
18 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Fort Steele — Fort Steele —
On Provincial Highway 93/95 close to St. Mary's Street.
19 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Fort Steele — Wild Horse Creek — British Columbia —
On Wardner Fort Steele Road, on the right when traveling east.
20 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Mayook — Kootenay Steamboats —
On Kootenay Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 0.8 kilometers east of Ha Ha Creek Road, on the left when traveling south.
21 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Moyie — Dewdney Trail & Moyie —
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3/95) 0.4 kilometers south of Half Moon Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
22 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Moyie — St. Eugene Mine —
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3/95) 0.3 kilometers south of Half Moon Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
23 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Radium Hot Springs — James Sinclair —
On Kootenay Highway (Provincial Highway 93) 2.2 kilometers south of Stanley Street, on the right when traveling south.
24 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Sparwood — Crowsnest Pass —
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) just north of British Columbia-Alberta boundary line, on the left when traveling west.
25 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Sparwood — George Mercer Dawson (1849-1901) —
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 3.3 kilometers south of Douglas Fir Road, on the right when traveling south.
26 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Sparwood — Natal, Michel and Middletown (1898-1976) —
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 0.4 kilometers west of Elk Valley Coal Road, on the right when traveling west.
27 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Vermilion Crossing — Sir George Simpson — 1792-1860 —
On Kootenay Highway (Provincial Highway 93) 0.7 kilometers south of Simpson River Trailhead, on the right when traveling north.
28 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Vermilion Pass — Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Yoho — National Parks of the Canadian Rockies / Parcs nationaux des Rocheuses canadiennes —
On Banff-Windermere Highway (Provincial Highway 93), on the right when traveling north.
29 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Vermilion Pass — Drawing the line: 1913 / 1913: La frontière est tracée —
On Banff-Windermere Highway (Provincial Highway 93), on the right when traveling north.
30 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Vermilion Pass — Vermilion Pass / Le col Vermilion —
On Banff-Windermere Highway (Provincial Highway 93), on the right when traveling north.
31 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Wardner — Kootenay River Lumber Mills —
On Laurier Street 0.2 kilometers south of Daly Street, on the left when traveling south.
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32 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Windermere, Fort Steele — Fort Steele —
On Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
33 ► British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Boundary Falls — Boundary Falls Smelter —
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) at Boundary Smelter Road, on the right when traveling east on Crowsnest Highway.
34 ► British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Christina Lake — Cascade — Gateway to the Boundary Country —
On British Columbia 395 0.1 kilometers east of Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3), on the left when traveling east.
35 ► British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Eholt — Eholt — Divisional Point of the Boundary —
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 2 kilometers west of Wilgas Lake Rest Area, on the left when traveling west.
36 ► British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Grand Forks — The Doukhobors —
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 3.4 kilometers west of Stewart Creek Road, on the left when traveling west.
37 ► British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Greenwood — Copper Street —
On Smelter Viewpoint at Butte Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Smelter Viewpoint.
38 ► British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Greenwood — Greenwood Smelter —
On Smelter Viewpoint at Butte Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Smelter Viewpoint.
39 ► British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Midway — Kettle Valley Railroad
On Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) just west of Beamish Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
40 ► British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Midway — Midway — Railways and Hotels —
On 5th Avenue at Florence Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue.
41 ► British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Rossland — The Rossland Mines —
On BC-3B (Provincial Highway 3B) at Paterson-Trail Highway (Provincial Highway 22), on the right when traveling west on BC-3B.
42 ► British Columbia, Kootenay Boundary, Silica — The Dewdney Trail —
Near Paterson-Trail Highway (Provincial Highway 22) 1.1 kilometers north of King George Park Road, on the right when traveling west.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026