Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass is a monument in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia. Eagle Pass is situated nearby to The Last Spike Rest Area, as well as near the locality Craigellachie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Last Spike.
The Last Spike
Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
A ceremonial final spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie, British Columbia, at 9:22 am on November 7, 1885. It was driven in by CPR railway financier Donald Smith, Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, marking the end to a saga of natural disasters, financial crises, and even rebellion that plagued Canada's first transcontinental railway from its beginning.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craigellachie.
Craigellachie
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Craigellachie is a locality in British Columbia, located several kilometres to the west of the Eagle Pass summit between Sicamous and Revelstoke. Craigellachie is the site of a tourist stop on the Trans-Canada Highway between Salmon Arm and Revelstoke.
Eagle Pass
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
50.97547° or 50° 58′ 32″ northLongitude
-118.72376° or 118° 43′ 26″ westOpen location code
9523X7GG+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 5018538121OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Highlights include The Last Spike Rest Area and North Fork Bridge.
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