Glacier, British Columbia
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Glacier, which once comprised small communities, is on the western approach to Rogers Pass in southeastern British Columbia. The name derives from the Great Glacier, which in the 1880s was just over a
Observation tower, Glacier House (northwestward), 1903.
Arthur O Wheeler hut, 2007.
Pillars for lower loop viaduct (south of highway), Rogers Pass, 2007.
Eastward, Glacier station, c.1920
Albert Canyon
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Albert Canyon is a railway point in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The community was immediately east of the mouth of Albert Creek on the south shore of the Illecillewaet R
Glacier, British Columbia
…establishment of an inn replaced or absorbed the general store. Neither existed a decade later. After the school closed in 1952, students boarded at Albert Canyon to attend elementary school, or at Revelstoke to attend high school. The post office closed in 1960. During the Rogers Pass highway construction…
Wooden viewing platform, the gorge, Albert Canyon, c.1890
Albert Canyon layout, 1926
Westward, Albert Canyon Station, 1899