Laketon
Cassiar Country | |
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  Laketon Location of Laketon in the Cassiar Country in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 58°42′00″N 130°06′00″W / 58.70000°N 130.10000°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778 |
The Cassiar Country, also referred to simply as the Cassiar, is a historical geographic region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Cassiar is located in the northwest portion of British Columbia, just to the northeast of the Stikine Country, while to the south is the Omineca Country. The area is noted for the Cassiar gold rush of the 1870s, when Laketon became its unofficial capital. The ghost town of Cassiar is also located in the Cassiar region.