This photo journal, which is part of my BC/Gold Rush Trail series, features the attractive historic village of Ashcroft, population about 1700. I have also included photos from our visit to the historical Hat Creek Ranch north of Cache Creek which is only 10 kms north of Ashcroft. Ashcroft is located 95 kms (58 miles) west of Kamloops, about 100 kms NW of Merritt & 340 kms from Vancouver. The village boundaries straddle the Thompson River - the historic downtown area is on the east side of the river & the hospital, recreation
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Area map
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Ashcroft map
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View of Ashcroft from viewpoint
on Highland Road.
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Heritage Place Park (hp) - gazebo
This attractive park on Railway Ave was built in 2000 as part of their...
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hp - The refurbished railway caboose
is outfitted with an antique newspaper printing press.
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hp - Typical log cabin
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hp - An operating waterwheel
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hp - Mural featuring Ashcroft's pioneer
days.
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hp - The Ashcroft railway station
is still used a flag stop on Via Rail's 'The Canadian'...
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hp - Trains on the track
can be seen behind the station.
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hp - The Japanese mural painted by
Kazuhiko Nagaki from Bifuka, Ashcroft's sister city in Japan, sits in a...
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hp - Carved owls at one end of the park
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hp - This Haul truck was used
at the original Bethlehem Copper Mine.
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Nearby cenotaph
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Irly Building
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Grist Mill
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Side view
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Thompson River University
Note the historic old fire hall bell in the strip mall on the right.
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The strip mall
The western theme is often used
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Unidentified building (ub) on Railway Av
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Historic B.C. Express Building
on Railway Avenue was constructed in 1911 as the headquarters of the B.C....
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Historic marker
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Central Cafe on Railway Ave
housed in the former Grande Central Hotel building which burned in the 1916...
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The buffalo mural
at a local eatery is a "leftover" and reminder of the film "An...
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The Legion hall
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