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Fort Steele was a gold rush boom town founded in 1864 by John Galbraith. The town was originally called "Galbraith's ferry", named after the ferry set up by the city founder. the ferry was the only ferry within several hundred miles so Mr.Galbraith charged very high prices to get across. The Town was renamed to Fort Steele in 1888, After Superintendent Sam Steele of the North West Mounted Police solved a dispute between a local and one of the native braves. This caused a great deal of tension between the town and the local native people. The brave was charged with murdering a person, but Sam Steele found the real killer and the brave was set free. Both the town and the native people were so great full, they renamed the town Fort Steele, Much to Steele's Dismay. The "Fort" comes from the N.W.M.P setting up a station in the town, the town itself was never a real fort. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
As the economy declined after the end of the gold rush, Fort Steel eventually became a ghost town. In 1961, the province of British Columbia bought the site and converted it to a "heritage town". This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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Fort Steele offers many interesting activities to observe and participate in. Some of the activities include an old style theater show, horse drawn carage rides, 1800's household activities such as ice cream making, gold panning, an old style candy shop, blacksmithing demonstrations and good for sale, leather working demonstrations and goods for sale, a full restarant, and several other demonstrations. The town also includes several vintage buildings on display.
Fort Steele currently offers seasonal train rides behind one of three preserved steam locomotives of which two are in operation. These include the preserved "Dunrobin" built in 1895 for the private use of the duke of Sutherland. other engines include the 115, a massive pacific coast shay built for logging operations on Vancouver island but unfortunately it is not in operation. Another engine and the most commonly used is the 1077. A 2-6-2 prairie class locomotive built in 1923 for logging services on Vancouver island. The railway operates between June through September, starting fathers day and ending on labor day.
See also
Ť Barkervilles main street, taken in June 2004, showing the historic buildings and a small stream of water flowing down its sloped, unpaved, roads. ...
External links Coordinates: 49°37′N, 115°38′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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