Gold Hill, British Columbia

Gold Hill or Goldhill is a ghost town in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The settlement was about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Poplar Creek, between Gerrard and Lardeau.

Gold Hill
Gold Hill
Location of Gold Hill in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°23′30″N 117°05′00″W
Country Canada
Province British Columbia

Formerly called Second Crossing, it was the second place the Canadian Pacific Railway's former Kootenay and Arrowhead Railway crossed the Lardeau River. The 1903 townsite was to be called Uto, but Goldhill was chosen instead. The gold boom over, the town died a few years later, but some settlement still exists in the area.[1][2][3]


References
  1. "Gold Hill (former community)". BC Geographical Names.
  2. Basque Garnet (1982), British Columbia Ghost Town Atlas. Sunfire Publications Limited.
  3. "Nelson Star, 19 Oct 2014". www.nelsonstar.com.
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