Craigellachie (British Columbia)

Craigellachie [ kɹəgɛləxi ] is a small settlement in the Canadian province of British Columbia, a few miles west of Eagle Pass on the Trans-Canada Highway.

The place was named after the village of Craigellachie on the River Spey in Scotland, the home of the ancestors of George Stephen, the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway ( CPR). Craigellachie became known as the place where the symbolic "last nail " (last spike ) was placed trans- Canadian railway. This happened on November 7, 1885 by Donald Smith, one of the directors of the CPR. Actually there were two final nails. Smith had the first bent and then had to take a replacement.

50.965833333333 - 118.73888888889Koordinaten: 50 ° 58 'N, 118 ° 44 ' W

  • History of British Columbia
  • Location in British Columbia
  • Place in North America
  • Columbia - Shuswap Regional District
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