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'''Fairview''' is a [[ghost town]] in [[British Columbia]] on the West side of the [[Okanagan River]] between [[Osoyoos, British Columbia|Osoyoos]] and [[Oliver, British Columbia|Oliver]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fairview|url= http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/11407.html|publisher=BCGNIS|accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> It is famous for the Fairview Hotel that burned down in the 1900s. |
'''Fairview''' is a [[ghost town]] in [[British Columbia]] on the West side of the [[Okanagan River]] between [[Osoyoos, British Columbia|Osoyoos]] and [[Oliver, British Columbia|Oliver]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Fairview|url= http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/11407.html|publisher=BCGNIS|accessdate=8 January 2012}}</ref> It is famous for the Fairview Hotel that burned down in the 1900s. |
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Revision as of 06:58, 5 March 2012
Fairview | |
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| Province |  British Columbia |
Fairview is a ghost town in British Columbia on the West side of the Okanagan River between Osoyoos and Oliver.[1] It is famous for the Fairview Hotel that burned down in the 1900s.
There are many things that can still be visited at Fairview such as the Fairview Cemetery on Fairview Road, the stampmill on Tinhorn Creek Road, and the many mines along the mountain. The community was originally built because of a gold rush in the early 20th century. Two children died from sickness and were buried at the cemetery. Visitors can even still see the Fairview jail that was moved beside the Oliver and District Museum.
Fairview Hotel
The "Golden Gate" was the first hotel at Fairview. It was built in 1892 by F.R. Kline, it was the first of five hotels in the mining town in the boom years. The Fairview Hotel was known as "Big Teepee", it burned to the ground in 1902. The Fairview Hotel was three stories tall. In the debris of this old hotel coins, rings and other items of jewellery lost in the blaze at the time were recovered. During the 1970s Local historian Bill Barlee visited the remains of the Fairview Hotel. Bill sifted through the rubble and found articles ranging from coins to keys, from silver and gold jewellery to doll sets.[2]
Television
Fairview was featured on the historical television series Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, season 1, episode 6.
References
- ^ "Fairview". BCGNIS. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ N.L. Barlee (1976), Historic Treasures and Lost Mines of British Columbia. Canada West Publications.
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