Craigellachie, British Columbia
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Craigellachie, British Columbia is a small community in Canada best known as the site where the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven, symbolically completing the nation’s first transcontinental rail line.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement in British Columbia
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unincorporated community ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian Pacific Railway history
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Populated places in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District ⓘ Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | Last Spike gift shop (seasonal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent | driving of the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
commemorative plaques
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railway viewing area ⓘ roadside historic site ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Last Spike monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
highway access
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railway access ⓘ |
| knownFor |
completion of Canada’s first transcontinental railway
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site of the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| lastSpikeDrivenOn | 1885-11-07 ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Revelstoke, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
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Sicamous, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
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Canada ⓘ Columbia-Shuswap Regional District NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuswap Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Canadian Pacific Railway main line
NERFINISHED
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Trans-Canada Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Craigellachie, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Revelstoke, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
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Sicamous, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Interior of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| railwayCompleted | Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayOperator | Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | symbolic completion point of a coast-to-coast rail link in Canada ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
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