Village of Slocan Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia


Village (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a village municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. S end of Slocan Lake, NW of Nelson, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

Village of Slocan: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Village of Slocan

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Village of Slocan

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Village of Slocan Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Village of Slocan

References to Village of Slocan that document the origin of its place name

Slocan incorporated as a City Municipality 1 June 1901. Slocan (City) confirmed 6 April 1926 on Geological Survey sheet 200A. Re-incorporated as a Village Municipality 1 June 1958 on 82F/14. Slocan (Village) confirmed 24 June 1962 on 82F/NW.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Slocan City Post Office was established 1 November 1896; renamed Slocan Post Office 1 July 1897. See also the municipality's own website.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Related Catalog Titles

A Bibliography for Village of Slocan, Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia

Silver rush British Columbia's silvery Slocan, 1891-1900 by Peter J. Smith

Silver Rush tells the story of British Columbia’s “Silvery Slocan.” In the 1890s, mining camps like Sandon, Three Forks, Whitewater and their neighbours; New Denver, Silverton, Slocan City, Kaslo and Nakusp, thrived. Once the most productive mining region in British Columbia, prospectors and miners came from Idaho, Montana and other mining centres to reap the silver harvest. Capitalists flooded in from Spokane, Seattle, Vancouver, and investment centres across North America and the world. Plummeting silver prices, labour troubles and the Klondike gold rush eventually put an end to the silver rush but the legacy of that rush endures to this day.

vi, 642 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 28 cm

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Last updated: 2023-09-27