150 Mile House, British Columbia
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150 Mile House is an unincorporated settlement of 893 people in the Cariboo
region of British Columbia
.
It is located 15 km south of Williams Lake
on Highway 97.
150 Mile House was an important stop on the Cariboo Wagon Road during the Cariboo Gold Rush
. It is the junction for roads to the communities of Likely and Horsefly
to the northeast. Its main features are the "50 Centre", a red roofed little mini mall, and the Elementary School
, 150 Mile House Elementary.
Cariboo
The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that were once abundant in the region...
region of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
It is located 15 km south of Williams Lake
Williams Lake, British Columbia
Williams Lake, is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo, it is the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George, with a population of 11,150 in city limits....
on Highway 97.
150 Mile House was an important stop on the Cariboo Wagon Road during the Cariboo Gold Rush
Cariboo Gold Rush
The Cariboo Gold Rush was a gold rush in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Although the first gold discovery was made in 1859 at Horsefly Creek, followed by more strikes at Keithley Creek and Antler Horns lake in 1860, the actual rush did not begin until 1861, when these discoveries were...
. It is the junction for roads to the communities of Likely and Horsefly
Horsefly, British Columbia
Horsefly, formerly known as Harper's Camp, is an unincorporated community in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located between the Cariboo Mountains and Quesnel Lake and borders Wells Gray Provincial Park....
to the northeast. Its main features are the "50 Centre", a red roofed little mini mall, and the Elementary School
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
, 150 Mile House Elementary.