Anaconda, British Columbia
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Anaconda is an uninhabited locality and former mining and smelting centre in the Boundary Country
of the Southern Interior of British Columbia
, Canada
, located west of the city of Grand Forks
to the south of the confluence of Eholt and Boundary Creek
s. Its first post office opened in 1896, named after the smelters and associated company
near Butte, Montana
.
Boundary Country
The Boundary Country is a historical designation for a district in southern British Columbia lying, as its name suggests, along the boundary between Canada and the United States. It lies to the east of the southern Okanagan Valley and to the west of the West Kootenay. It is often included in...
of the Southern Interior of British Columbia
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located west of the city of Grand Forks
Grand Forks, British Columbia
-Schools:Schools in the region are operated by School District 51 Boundary which has its main office in Grand Forks but also serves Midway, Greenwood, Beaverdell, and Rock Creek....
to the south of the confluence of Eholt and Boundary Creek
Boundary Creek
Boundary Creek is a creek located in the Boundary Country region of British Columbia. The creek is a tributary of the Kettle River. Boundary Creek flows into the Kettle River from the northeast and was the first creek found to be gold bearing in the Boundary Country. It was discovered in 1859 by...
s. Its first post office opened in 1896, named after the smelters and associated company
Anaconda Copper
Anaconda Copper Mining Company was one of the largest trusts of the early 20th century. The Anaconda was purchased by Atlantic Richfield Company on January 12, 1977...
near Butte, Montana
Butte, Montana
Butte is a city in Montana and the county seat of Silver Bow County, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. As of the 2010 census, Butte's population was 34,200...
.
See also
- Phoenix, British ColumbiaPhoenix, British ColumbiaPhoenix is a ghost town in the Boundary Country of British Columbia, Canada, 11 km east of Greenwood. Once called the “highest city in Canada” by its citizens it was a booming copper mining community from the late 1890s until 1919...
- Greenwood, British ColumbiaGreenwood, British ColumbiaGreenwood is a small city in south central British Columbia.It was incorporated in 1897 and was formerly one of the principal cities of the Boundary Country smelting and mining district. It earned "city" status and has retained that stature despite the population implosion following the closure of...
- Eholt, British ColumbiaEholt, British ColumbiaEholt is a ghost town in British Columbia, Canada, 14 km from present day Greenwood. It was named for Louis Eholt, the man who provided the land for the village....
- Anaconda (disambiguation)Anaconda (disambiguation)An anaconda is a large, non-venomous snake found in tropical South America.Anaconda may also refer to:In entertainment:* Anaconda , a horror movie....
- List of ghost towns in British Columbia