Wilmer, British Columbia

Wilmer is a small settlement near Invermere, British Columbia. The settlement was originally known as Peterborough and was founded in 1886. The explorer David Thompson founded a Northwest trading company post near the present-day site of Wilmer after crossing the Rockies via Howse Pass in 1807. Thompson spent a winter there while mapping the region.[citation needed] The site of the fort is now the National Historic Site Kootenae House.

The settlement, originally Peterborough, was changed in 1902 to honour Wilmer Wells, provincial minister of public works.[1]: 296 

Wilmer is situated on the West benchland, 20 Kilometers north of Invermere BC, overlooking the Rocky Mountain Trench.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2

50°32′24″N 116°03′47″W / 50.540°N 116.063°W / 50.540; -116.063


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