70 Mile House, British Columbia

70 Mile House, British Columbia

[
1884] 70 Mile House is situated on Highway 97 in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada. Its name is derived from its distance from Lillooet, which was Mile 0 of the Old Cariboo Road. Other examples of towns named by their distance from Lillooet on the Old Cariboo Road are 93 Mile House,100 Mile House, and 150 Mile House. In its heyday, 70 Mile House was a frequent stop for stagecoaches, such as the ones ran by Barnard's Express and for Cataline's mule train. [ [http://bcheritage.ca/cariboo/maps/70.htm The Cariboo Wagon Road - 70 Mile House ] ]

History

70 Mile House was the first stopping place built on the Old Cariboo Road. Charles Adrian pre-empted the land in 1862 and built a roadhouse on the property. The roadhouse was used in the winter of 1862-1863 by pioneer roadbuilder Gustavus Blin Wright as a camp for his labors. [ [http://bcheritage.ca/cariboo/people/70mile.htm People of the Cariboo - 70 Mile House ] ] Then, in the spring of 1863, Wright purchased the property and leased it to other operators until 1869 when he sold it to JM Roberts and Edward Fisher. They in turn sold the roadhouse in 1875 to John and William Saul. The Saul's sold it to William Boyd in the 1880's, and he and his family operated it for twenty years. [ [http://bcheritage.ca/cariboo/wagonroa/70.htm The Gold Rush Trail - Cariboo Wagon Road - Virtual Tour ] ]

Present day

The roadhouse at 70 Mile House burned down in 1956, but travellers on Highway 97 will still find a store and a variety of other services at this historic location.

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