Grand Forks is a city in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Granby and Kettle Rivers, the latter being a tributary of
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A segment of the Trans-Canada Trail uses a former rail right of way near Grand Forks
Doukhobors
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The Doukhobors or Dukhobors are a Spiritual Christian ethnoreligious group of Russian origin. They reject the authority of the Russian Orthodox priesthood, icons, and formal church rituals, believing
Grand Forks, British Columbia
…was affected by a fire, because of wood-frame buildings and stores. Between the years of 1909 and 1913, a group of pacifist Russian immigrants known as Doukhobors settled in the area because of the fertile farm land. Today, many residents of Grand Forks are descendants of the Doukhobors. In 1991, CP decommissioned…
Doukhobour women, 1887
The Doukhobor worship place in Georgia
The Doukhobor village in Slavyanka Azerbaijan 2018
The port of Batumi as it was in 1881. Here the Doukhobors embarked on their transatlantic journey in 1898 and 1899