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Curated Collection of Historical Photos from Revelstoke

July 21, 2021 Tyler Dixon

In 1885, during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), surveyor A.S. Farwell laid out the main street of a town, which was also named after him. When the CPR eventually reached the community of […]

Historical Photos from Fernie, British Columbia

March 19, 2020 Tyler Dixon

The town of Fernie, located west of the Crowsnest Pass in British Columbia, is named after William Fernie who, along with Colonel James Baker, were the two responsible for establishing the original coal mines in […]