Kettle Valley is on the south side of the Kettle River in the Boundary region of south central British Columbia.[1] The unincorporated settlement, on Kettle Valley Rd S. (off BC Highway 3), is by road about 29 kilometres (18 mi) west of Greenwood and 56 kilometres (35 mi) east of Osoyoos.
Kettle Valley | |
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  Kettle Valley Location of Kettle Valley in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′00″N 118°56′00″W / 49.05000°N 118.93333°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Region | Boundary Country |
| Regional District | Kootenay Boundary |
| Area codes | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
| Highways | off  Highway 3 |
Name origin
editThe name came from the Kettle Valley Railway presence.
Railway
editThe former train station, on the north side of the Kettle River, was 14.2 kilometres (8.8 mi) northwest of Midway, and 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) east of Rock Creek.[2] The final passenger train ran in 1964.[3]
| Train Timetables (Regular stop or Flag stop) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1918 | 1926 | 1929 | 1932 | 1935 | 1939 | 1943 | 1948 | 1954 | 1955 | 1961 |
| Ref. | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [2] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] |
| Type | Regular | Flag | None | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Regular | Reg/Flag | Reg/Flag | Flag |
Community
editThe post office operated 1913–1975.[14] By 1918, the rural hamlet also had an Anglican church and population of 60.[4] Nowadays, most residences lie south of the river, across the concrete-decked bridge which replaced the war-surplus Bailey bridge in 2001.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Kettle Valley (community)". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ a b "1935 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 12 (TT 70).
- ^ "Rock Creek". www.crowsnest-highway.ca.
- ^ a b "1918 BC Directory". www.bccd.vpl.ca.
- ^ "Newsletter, Sep 1968" (PDF). www.amazonaws.com. Upper Canada Railway Society. p. 8 (104).
- ^ "1929 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 31 (TT122).
- ^ "1932 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 469 (TT151).
- ^ "1939 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 126 (TT151).
- ^ "1943 timetable" (PDF). www.streamlinermemories.info. p. 44 (TT151).
- ^ "1948 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 45 (TT151).
- ^ "1954 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 44 (TT121).
- ^ "1955 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 44 (TT121).
- ^ "1961 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 73 (TT40).
- ^ "Nelson Star, 7 Jun 2015". www.nelsonstar.com.
- ^ "Rock Creek". www.crowsnest-highway.ca.
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