Cascade City

For the unincorporated community formerly known as Cascade City, see Cascade, California.
Cascade City, British Columbia
aka: Cascade, British Columbia
Ghost town
American freight wagons at Cascade City in 1898
American freight wagons at Cascade City in 1898
Nickname: 
Gateway to the Boundary Country
Cascade City is located in British Columbia
Cascade City
Location of Cascade City in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°01′00″N 118°12′00″W / 49.01667°N 118.20000°W / 49.01667; -118.20000
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regions of Canada#British ColumbiaBoundary Country
Regional DistrictKootenay Boundary
Founded1896
Elevation
510 m (1,660 ft)
Population
 • Total0
 • 1890s [1]
1,500
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)

Cascade City or Cascade was a Canadian Pacific Railway construction era boom town in the Boundary Country of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. Because of its location near the Canada–United States border, it was also called the "Gateway to the Boundary Country".[1]: 163 

Founded in 1896, it was named after the nearby Cascade Falls[2] on the Kettle River.[3]

Cascade City was located 1 km north of the Canada–United States border,[4] 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Christina Lake and 20 km (12 mi) east of Grand Forks.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference paterson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Waterfalls West. "Cascade Falls". Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  3. ^ Ramsey 1963, pp. "various"
  4. ^ "Cascade (locality)". BC Geographical Names.