Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History - Cranbrook
First a summer location used by the Ktunaxa Nation and known as Akisq'aq'li'it, Cranbrook became a stop on Joseph's Prairie in 1864 for miners traveling to the Wild Horse Creek gold claims. First pre-empted by John Galbraith and then purchased from him in 1885 by James Baker, the site eventually became known as Cranbrook which was the name of Baker's birth place in England. Deeding half of the townsite to the Canadian Pacific Railway, Baker secured the divisional headquarters of the CPR and the new Crownsnest line built through Cranbrook in 1898. Enjoy the album and the vast array of Cranbrook images, stories and memories in our collection.
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| Address : | 105 9 Ave S Suite#105, Cranbrook, BC V1C 2M1, Canada |
| Phone : | 📞 +899 |
| Postal code : | 1 |
| Website : | http://www.basininstitute.org/ |
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