Columbia, British Columbia

Columbia was a city in the Boundary Country region of the southernmost Interior of British Columbia. It was incorporated on May 4, 1899.[1] It amalgamated with the adjacent City of Grand Forks in 1903.[2][3] Columbia, now within West Grand Forks, is home to the eldest unrelocated Canadian Pacific railway station in the province.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Name Details: Grand Forks (City)". GeoBC. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Arts, Culture & Heritage". City of Grand Forks. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ "British Columbia". Census of Canada, 1931. Ottawa: Government of Canada. 1932. p. 193.

Coordinates: 49°01′52″N 118°27′54″W / 49.031°N 118.465°W / 49.031; -118.465

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