Historical Markers in Field, British Columbia

By Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2009

The old Baldwin #7717 Steam Locomotive

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1 ► British Columbia, Columbia-Shuswap, Field — Baldwin #7717 Steam Locomotive —

[English] Baldwin #7717 Steam Locomotive This Baldwin 2-6-0 mogul steam engine – builders #7717 – road #6 – 36" gauge locomotive, was built for the North Western Coal & Navigation Co. in 1885. It was originally used . . . — — Map (db m44339) HM

2 ► British Columbia, Columbia-Shuswap, Field — Kicking Horse Pass — Le Col du Cheval-Qui-Rue —

First recorded in the report of the Palliser expedition of 1857-60, this pass takes its name from an incident in which Dr. James Hector, surgeon in the expedition, was kicked by his horse while exploring in this vicinity. The pass was virtually . . . — — Map (db m74545) HM

3 ► British Columbia, Columbia-Shuswap, Field — Mount Stephen House: The Early Years/Les premières années — Discovering the Canadian Alps / À la découverte des Alpes canadiennes —

[English] Take a look across the river. A century ago, an elegant hotel dominated this view. Now just a memory, Mount Stephen House was the first in a series of “Grand Hotels” built by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The CPR . . . — — Map (db m203580) HM

4 ► British Columbia, Columbia-Shuswap, Field — Mount Stephen House: The Heyday/Les beaux jours — A Worthy Stop on the Transcontinental/Un arrêt qui en vaut la peine le long de la Transcontinentale —

[English] In 1901, Mount Stephen Reserve was enlarged and became Yoho Park Reserve. The following year, Mount Stephen House was also expanded and now featured a rotunda, a huge dining room, a theatre and 60 rooms. Word got out . . . — — Map (db m203581) HM

5 ► British Columbia, Columbia-Shuswap, Field — Mount Stephen House: The Later Years/Les dernières années — A Gathering Place for Mountain Lovers / Un lieu de rencontre pour les amoureux de la montagne —

[English] It was not my intention to have passed any great time at Field, yet I was detained there by the force of its attraction… the views from Field are fine and the excursions that can be made in the neighbourhood are . . . — — Map (db m203582) HM