Rogers Pass
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railway, place with historical importance, mountain pass, historic site
Rogers Pass is the pass (elevation 1,330 m (4,364 ft)) through the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia used by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway. The pass is a shortcut across the "Big Bend" of the Columbia River from Revelstoke on the west to Donald, near Golden, on the east. It has many ups and downs. The pass was discovered on May 29, 1881 by Major Albert Bowman Rogers, a surveyor working for the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Rogers Pass was declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 1971 to commemorate the early route-finding, building and operation of the CPR between 1881 and 1917, and the Pass' pivotal role in the development of Canada as a nation. The site extends 18 km along Highway 1 between Loop Brook and Rogers Creek, and from valley bottom to the adjacent mountain tops.
www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/bc/rogers/index.aspx
Rogers Pass was declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 1971 to commemorate the early route-finding, building and operation of the CPR between 1881 and 1917, and the Pass' pivotal role in the development of Canada as a nation. The site extends 18 km along Highway 1 between Loop Brook and Rogers Creek, and from valley bottom to the adjacent mountain tops.
www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/bc/rogers/index.aspx
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Pass
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Coordinates: 51°18'50"N 117°29'15"W
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