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Nakusp

Canada / British Columbia / Nakusp /

A village on the eastern shore of Upper Arrow lake in the heart of British Columbia. 3000-5000 years ago three main Indian tribes came into this area - the Shuswap from the Okanagan, the SolvilIe from Washington and Kutenai from the East Kootenays. The first white man on the Arrow Lakes was Finan McDonald, one of David Thompson’s men, who arrived just above Revelstoke in August 1811. European settlers arrived in 1890. Nakusp’s settlement history begins in 1892 when the town site was put up for sale by the Rand Bros. - 25’ lots sold for as much as $300 each. Speculation was that Nakusp would become a mining town. The importance of forestry for the economy was soon recognized and eventually forestry overtook mining as the major economic base of Nakusp. Celgar began operations in 1951 and Nakusp became the centre of a large pole and lumber industry. Pope & Talbot now operate the main forestry operation in Nakusp, and several mills are currently in operation.

Population: 739 (2006)

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Coordinates:   50°14'33"N   117°48'11"W
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