Granite Creek B C Ghost Town

In 1886 with a population of about 2 000.

Granite creek b c ghost town.

Granite creek was a mining town that sterne said was the third largest town in b c. In the tulameen river valley this project. The discovery of gold at granite creek redirected interest in the area from fur trading to mining. A prospecting town quickly grew on a small plot of land beside the river.

Fifteen years after gold was first discovered granite creek was a ghost town. Now you can visit the town that was almost forgotten. The next year 1886 was the year of peak production officially reported to be 193 000. As the gold began to disappear people began to move away to try their luck elsewhere.

Town site and cemetery. The granite creek cemetery has been lovingly restored by the granite creek preservation society diane sterne and her husband bob live at the nearby mining village of coalmont. In the autumn of 1872 the granite mine was discovered by a prospector named holland. Photo by george dawson of granite creek area before the fire.

This led to the formation of the granite creek preservation society and the creation of the granite creek ghost town self guided tour. Hector horton first discovered silver in the general area in 1865. Established during the 1885 gold rush granite creek townsite is now a ghost town in the similkameen region of british columbia canada. 2 38 mi kaiser house lodging 2 48 mi the broadway hotel 2 72 mi quigley cottage bed breakfast 3 05 mi the inn at philipsburg 2 65 mi the sanctuary.

The granite creek town site is valued because it is the oldest town in the area as well as being the location of a major placer gold rush in 1885. The mine was relocated in 1875. Hotels near granite ghost town state park. A ghost town for a century.

Only vancouver and new westminster were. No one doubts it was much higher. Granite creek entered the history books as a ghost town. Granite city is the informal name for the mining settlement located near granite creek.

Built by miners searching for gold the town is a testament to early british columbia mining history. Jul 20 2020 gold was discovered in the granite creek river in 1885. Today granite is a ghost town but in its heyday 2 000 people lived there. Granite ghost town state park showcases remnants of this once thriving 1890s silver boomtown that bears stark witness to montana s boom and bust mining history.

Announcing the self guided walking tour of the granite creek b c.