Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Table of Contents GTPR- Stations Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Stations / Flag Stops Click on Appropriate Tab Below: GTPR- Stations Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Stations / Flag Stops This Section lists all the Stations, Creeks, Lakes etc, starting from the West End of the line, at Prince Rupert BC, to Fort Fraser BC in the Mountain Section. All Mileage is Railway mileage. Some stops below were discontinued as the years went by. Feb 1911, Alfred Erwin McMaster, GTP Agent in Prince Rupert, released a list of Station names to the press. Names of new Stations from Prince Rupert to Copper River, The First 100 miles of the GTPR. Names were picked in the head office, usually by Mr. E. J. Chamberlain and Mr. W. P. Hinton. Edson Joseph Chamberlain William Pittman Lett Hinton They then submitted all names to their Telegraph staff, who had the final say, As the names had to be short, capable of a distinct transmission on the Telegraph Lines. All station buildings were built using the standard GTP “A” plan A neat Station building with provision to house the Agent, and for the usual handling of Passengers and Freight. Overview Map University of Toronto Click on Appropriate Tab Below: Prince Rupert to Extew (Mile 1746.1 1675.6) Shames to Carnaby (Mile 1669.2 to 1576.2) Tramville to Topley Bulkley Station to Fort Fraser GTPR- 1-Prince Rupert to Exstew Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad Map overview Prince Rupert (Mile 1746.1 from Winnipeg) *Elevation- 19 ft above sea level Prince Rupert Station (in 1911 list) starting point for all railway mileage shown below. Ridley Railway Point Latitude- 54º 15' N, Longitude- 130º 19' W Named after Rt. Reverend William Ridley, D.D. Ridley became the Bilmor Station, shown on a 1959 map. Name rescinded in 1974 Kaien Station Latitude- 54º 15' N, Longitude- 130º 20' W Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1740.7 miles from Winnipeg 5.4 miles from Prince Rupert “Kaien” supposedly means “Bog” in the local native Tsimpsean language. Another source says it means “Wolf” It was a name given to the Island in Tuck Inlet time immemorial. Adopted by the Geographic Board of Canada in 1905 Tuck Inlet named after Samuel Parker Tuck, Provincial Land Surveyor, in 1892, adopted on Admiralty Charts in 1896. Oldfield Mountain, on Kaien Island, named after Capt. Radulphus Bryce Oldfield R.N., H.M.S. Malacca, who was here in 1866-1867. Watson Island Railway Point Zanardi Rapids Bridge (Tidewater) Six spans, length 645 ft, It was completed in July 1910. Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1739.6 miles from Winnipeg 6.5 miles from Prince Rupert named after Charles Zenardi, per one source, who was Inspector of the Wharf at Prince Rupert. Spelling was changed along the way maybe. 1911 census shows a Charles Zanardi b- Jan 1876 in Italy shown as a Real Estate Broker in Vancouver, right guy? Phelan Station Note- seems 2 locations for same name in the history books in 1911 it was Phelan at mile 37.61, (see below) Location described here is another one, with the same name? Latitude- 54º 12' N, Longitude- 130º 16' W Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1735.4 miles from Winnipeg 10.7 miles from Prince Rupert It was named after John Theodore Phelan Supt. of the Yukon Telegraph Line After researching GTP Railway Contractors I thought maybe it was named after a partner in the “Phelan and Shirley Company” or Edward “Ed” Phelan, but this turned out not to be true. Inverness Cannery Latitude- 54º 12' N, Longitude- 130º 16' W Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1734.7 miles from Winnipeg 11.4 miles from Prince Rupert Cassiar Cannery Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1731.1 miles from Winnipeg 15 miles from Prince Rupert Sockeye Station (in 1911 list) Latitude- 54º 9' N, Longitude- 130º 8' W Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1729.4 miles from Winnipeg 16.7 miles from Prince Rupert (Shown at mile 16.61 in 1911) North Pacific Cannery located here Port Edward Station Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1728.1 miles from Winnipeg 18 miles from Prince Rupert Latitude- 54º 13' 14“ N, Longitude- 130º 17' 22” W Subdivision on Porpoise Harbour. Shirley Mill/ Cannery/ Train stop aka: Boneyard Creek, aka: Mile 21 21 mi from Prince Rupert see EXT link at the bottom for history here) After researching GTP Railway Contractors I am pretty sure it was named after a partner in the “Phelan and Shirley Company” or Michael Shirley Haysport 23 mi from Prince Rupert, Latitude- 54º 10' N, Longitude- 130º 0' W Telegraph Station opposite Port Essington Tyee Station (in 1911 list) Latitude- 54º 12' N, Longitude- 129º 57' W Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1719.6 miles from Winnipeg 26.5 miles from Prince Rupert (shown at mile 21.28 in 1911) Residents of Port Essington applied for the Tyee Station Rather than using the Haysport Station near Ecstall River Only station on Skeena Sub on south side of the tracks Tyee became famous for the location of Canada's Secret No 1, Armoured Train. Essington Station (in 1911 list) (Located at mile 26.49 in 1911) Aberdeen Station Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1717.3 miles from Winnipeg 28.8 miles from Prince Rupert Aberdeen / Windsor Cannery located here One article says the Townsite of Mann was in this area. between Tyee and Kwinitsa I can't find a trace of it anywhere. Skeena Station became Skeena City Station (Station #4 on old 1910 map) Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1713.3 miles from Winnipeg 32.8 miles from Prince Rupert (shown at 32.66 miles in 1911 name list) Latitude- 54º 14' N, Longitude- 129º 50' W Unincorporated area. Telegraph Point (1910 map shows this as Telegraph station #5, after Skeena City) Latitude- 54º 11' 29“ N, Longitude- 129º 39' 15” W Today there is a big rest area, pull out there off of Highway 16. Phelan Station (shown 37.61 miles from Prince Rupert in 1911) Location here shown in a list in 1911. It was definitely named after John Theodore Phelan Supt. of the Yukon Telegraph Line After researching GTP Railway Contractors I thought maybe it was named after a partner in the “Phelan and Shirley Company” or Edward “Ed” Phelan, but this turned out not true. Kwinitsa Station (Shown as Quinitsa Station in 1911) Kwinitsa Station now located in Prince Rupert (old 1910 map shows Quin-its-a River here, station #6) Elevation- 19 ft above sea level 1699.7 miles from Winnipeg 46.4 miles from Prince Rupert (shown at mile 46.41 in 1911) Latitude- 54º 13' N, Longitude- 129º 33' W Kosiks Station (in 1911 list) (Located at mile 52.62 in 1911) There is a Kasiks River, so possibly Kasiks Station here? Salvus Station (in 1911 list) Elevation- 40 ft above sea level 1688.0 miles from Winnipeg 58.1 miles from Prince Rupert (shown at mile 57.99 in 1911) Definitely named after Contractor Peter Salvus Latitude- 54º 19' N, Longitude- 129º 20' W Flag Station Hole-In-The-Wall 58 mi from Rupert, Telegraph Station here, 1910 map shows this as station #7 just west of the mouth of the Ex-cham-siks River At the mouth of Exchamsiks River. 1911 book claims it was named for a break in the Cascade (Coast) Mountain range here. Only break or “Hole” in the “Wall” of mountains along the Skeena in 60 miles. C. W. Mitchell Dominion Telegraph Operator ca June 1918 Creek (Water) Elevation- 55 ft above sea level 1685.7 miles from Winnipeg 60.4 miles from Prince Rupert Hubert Station (in 1911 list) (Located at mile 62.14 in 1911) Assume this is Station #8 on old 1910 map Note Hubert appears further down the list later on Exstew Station Exstews Station (in 1911 list) old 1910 map shows station #9, near the Exstew's River Elevation- 71 ft above sea level 1676.2 miles from Winnipeg 69.9 miles from Prince Rupert (located at mile 69.54 in 1911) Latitude- 54º 23' 7“' N, Longitude-129º 6' 10” W Unincorporated area. Exstew River (Water) Elevation- 88 ft above sea level 1675.6 miles from Winnipeg GTPR- 2-Shames to Carnaby Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad Overview Map Shames Station Shamos Station (in 1911 list) simple typo error? 78 mi from Rupert, Elevation- 103 ft above sea level 1669.2 miles from Winnipeg (Located at Mile 75.31 in 1911) Latitude- 54º 25' N, Longitude- 128º 56' W Flag Station Native Village shown in this location in 1910 mapLakelse Station (in 1911 list) Located at mile 82.30 in 1911 Amsbury Station 85 mi from Rupert, Elevation- 151 ft above sea level 1661.1 miles from Winnipeg Latitude- 54º 28' N, Longitude- 128º 46' W Zimacord Zymagoitz River (Water) Elevation- 156 ft above sea level 1659.0 miles from Winnipeg Kitsumgallum River (Kalum River)(Water) Mouth of the Kalum River Kitsumkalim - Kitsumkalum - Kitsum Elevation- 183 ft above sea level 1656.0 miles from Winnipeg Kitsum Station in 1911 list (located at mile 88.36 in 1911) Kitsumkalum Originally submitted to be called Kitsumkallum station in 1911, but shortened to Kitsum Station, by the GTP Telegraph staff. Terrace Station The first date a train belonging to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway passed through Terrace from the East arriving in Prince Rupert at 1:15pm April 9, 1914. Train Station 1913 Photo from a Historical Info stand on Terrace Grand Trunk Pathway 94.6 mi from Prince Rupert Elevation- 223 ft above sea level 1651.5 miles from Winnipeg CN Train- July 3, 1982 from Sande Overpass Little Canyon Latitude- 54º 31' 0“ N, Longitude- 128º 33'30” W Little Canyon Note- This was NOT named after George Little. It is Little as opposite of Large. It is located where the Old Skeena Bridge is located. The Government actually blew up some of the rocks in the channel to make it easier for the Sternwheelers to navigate. Ring bolts exist in the rocks here. Eddy Station (in 1911 list) (located at mile 94.32 in 1911) Strange part this name was moved to a station on the Fraser river, just SE of McBride. It never became official at this spot. Stuarts (Stewarts?) / Dobies Stuart's Landing Copper River Station (in 1911 list) located at mile 100.29 in 1911 Vanarsdol (Van Arsdol) Station 108 mi from Rupert Elevation- 239 ft above sea level 1645.9 miles from Winnipeg Usk Station 107 mi from Rupert Latitude- 54º 38' N, Longitude- 128º 25' W Elevation- 294 ft above sea level 1638.9 miles from Winnipeg Hanall Point aka- Hanall Spur 110.5 miles from Rupert Railway flag stop, 3 1/2 miles from Usk Name was formed Royal Lumber Company Sawmill owner, Ole Hanso,n and partner Bob Allen Pitman Station 115 mi from Rupert Latitude- 54º 42' N, Longitude- 128º 19' W Elevation- 344 ft above sea level 1632.2 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station Located at mouth of St. Croix Creek Unincorporated area Named after William Pittman Litt Hinton Vice-President and GM of the GTPR Pacific Station / Nicholl Station 120 mi from Rupert Latitude- 54º 46' N, Longitude- 128º 15' W Elevation- 372 ft above sea level 1626.7 miles from Winnipeg First Divisional Point on the GTP Government Telegraph Station. Railroad Round houses, Machine shops etc. Originally called Nicholl Station Nicholl named after the Superintendent at the Pacific Terminus, George Alexander McNicholl It was the First Divisional Point Thunder Creek (Water) Elevation- 389 ft above sea level 1623.5 miles from Winnipeg Dorreen Station 125 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 50' 35“ N, Longitude-128º 20' 41” W Elevation- 412 ft above sea level 1620.6 miles from Winnipeg Located at mouth of Lorne Creek Dorreen named after Mr. Ernest James Dorreen, Resident Civil Engineer on the GTP Railway Fiddler Creek (Water) Elevation- 437 ft above sea level 1620.0 miles from Winnipeg Lorne Creek (Water) Elevation- 461 ft above sea level 1617.2 miles from Winnipeg Henry McDame discovered gold here in 1884 Giles Stationan shown between Nicholl, Pitman and Ritchie Ritchie Station 132 mi from Rupert Latitude- 54º 55' N, Longitude-128º 23' W Elevation- 457 ft above sea level 1614.1 miles from Winnipeg See Ritchie page for 2 suspects for where name came from Porcupine Creek (Water) Elevation- 464 ft above sea level 1612.7 miles from Winnipeg Mosquito Creek (Water) Elevation- 489 ft above sea level 1608.3 miles from Winnipeg Meanskinisht / Cedarvale Station 140 mi from Rupert Latitude- 55º 1' 10“ N, Longitude- 128º 19' 45” W Elevation- 502 ft above sea level 1605.7 miles from Winnipeg Hollwood station shown opposite Meanskinisht, on the Skeena River Woodcock Station 146 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 55º 4' N, Longitude- 128º 14' W Elevation- 537 ft above sea level 1600.3 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station Ksiden Creek (Water) (spelling?) Elevation- 554 ft above sea level 1598.8 miles from Winnipeg Getwinskowl River (Water) (spelling?) Elevation- 561 ft above sea level 1594.7 miles from Winnipeg Gitwangar / Kitwanga Station 153 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 55º 6' N, Longitude- 128º 4' W Elevation- 584 ft above sea level 1592.7 miles from Winnipeg Government Telegraph Station Andimaul Station 158 mi from Rupert Latitude- 55º 6' N, Longitude- 127º 57' W Elevation- 659 ft above sea level 1588.1 miles from Winnipeg Nash Station 1 1/2 mi west from Skeena Crossing Elevation- 744 ft above sea level 1583.4 miles from Winnipeg 1921 Steve Bodnar was CNR Section foreman at Nash b- age 27 in 1921, in Austria Harry Nubrey was his Section Hand b- age 54 in 1921 in Austria both immigrated in 1910 The railroad from Prince Rupert to here is on the North side of the Skeena River At Skeena Crossing a huge 961 ft long, a steel bridge was built to cross the Skeena here, and after that the rails run on the south side of the Skeena. Canadian Bridge Company Ltd. of Walkerville, ON built the bridge, the same company that built the Cambie St. Bridge in Vancouver. 2 concrete piers in the river had to be built, plus 2 more of shorter height on the river banks. J. E. Beauchamp was GTP Agent here in 1912 Skeena Crossing (Mine Spur) 163 mi from Rupert Latitude- 55º 5' 55“ N, Longitude- 127º 48' 40” W Elevation- 743 ft above sea level 1582.1 miles from Winnipeg Oct 1913 made into a Flag Station located at foot of Rocher De Boule Mountain Carnaby Station Latitude- 55º 10' N, Longitude- 127º 46' W Elevation- 851 ft above sea level 1576.2 miles from Winnipeg GTPR- 3-Tramville to Topley Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad Overview Map Tramville Station located about 2-3 miles east of Carnaby Tramway to Rocher De Boule mine from here Ellison Station GTP Townsite named Ellison was in this area and abandoned for South Hazelton Sealey-Sealey-Seeley Station Sealy-Sealey-Seeley 2-3 miles from Hazelton South Hazelton Station South Hazelton Elevation- 973 ft above sea level 1569.2 miles from Winnipeg New Hazelton Station New Hazelton Elevation- 1030 ft above sea level 1565.5 miles from Winnipeg Duncanan Station, (aka-Bulkley Canyon Station) Duncanan Station changed to Bulkley Canyon Station Elevation- 1107 ft above sea level 1559.0 miles from Winnipeg Latitude- 55º 15' N, Longitude-127º 27' W Beament Station 195 mi from Rupert, Elevation- 1213 ft above sea level 1551.5 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station Lot 1346 Cassiar Dist. Seaton Station Seaton Station 189 mi from Rupert, Elevation- 1289 ft above sea level 1546.9 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station Boulder Creek Boulder Creek Elevation- 1272 ft above sea level 1546.0 miles from Winnipeg Moricetown Station Moricetown Station 204 mi from Rupert Latitude- 55º 2' N, Longitude-127º 20' W Elevation- 1342 ft above sea level 1541.6 miles from Winnipeg John Brown Creek John Brown Creek Elevation- 1383 ft above sea level 1538.9 miles from Winnipeg Doughty Station Doughty Station Elevation- 1448 ft above sea level 211.1 miles from Rupert 1535.0 miles from Winnipeg Lot 353 Range 5, Cassiar dist. named after Sir George Doughty b- 1854, Grimsby Lincolnshire England d- Apr 27, 1914, age 60 British ship builder and politician Member of Parliament for Hull. He was on a train with Hays, Aug 1910, assume he was behind some money on the line. he had major interests in fishing trawlers and canneries on the coast and in this area. Trout Creek Trout Creek Elevation- 1483 ft above sea level 1533.1 miles from Winnipeg Evelyn Station Evelyn Station Latitude- 54º 53' 32“ N, Longitude-127º 16' 10” W Elevation- 1557 ft above sea level 1528.7 miles from Winnipeg Originally thought named after Alfred Smither's daughter, but he didn't have a daughter Evelyn, Then BC Gazeteer says it was named after one of William Pitman Litt Hinton's daughters, who was Vice President and GM of the GTPR Only problem, he only had one daughter, Kathlyn B. Hinton, and 2 sons, Arthur and Robert. So now we are back to where did the name Evelyn come from? Researching the First 2 Investors in the GTPR, Speyer Bros. and N. M. Rothschild & Son, all Bankers in London, England. I noticed one of the Rothschild Sons, involved with the Bank at that time, was Evelyn Achille de Rothschild (B.A.) b- Jan 6, 1886, London, England d- Nov 17, 1917, Palestine, during WWI He is now my guess where this name came from. He would have been well known by Mr. Smithers, and all the Directors in England. Here we were looking for a female, but found a male named Evelyn? Lake Kathlyn Station Lake Kathlyn Station 223 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 49' N, Longitude-127º 13' W 3 mi from Smithers Elevation- 1653 ft above sea level 1523.2 miles from Winnipeg Named after William Pitman Litt Hinton's daughter, Kathlyn Baldwin Hinton, b- June 17, 1895 in Carleton, ON d- 1974 in Toronto, ON Hinton was Vice President and GM of the GTPR Smithers Station Smithers Latitude- 54º 46' 45“ N, Longitude-127º 10' 34” W Mile 226.5 Lot 5289, Range 5, Coast District. Became 2nd Divisional Point on the railroad, East of Rupert. Elevation- 1631 ft above sea level About 9 miles from Telkwa and Aldermere 1519.6 miles from Winnipeg named after Sir Alfred Waldron Smithers MP, Chairman of GTP tatlow Station Tatlow Station Latitude- 54º 42' N, Longitude- 127º 7' W Elevation- 1598 ft above sea level 1513.8 miles from Winnipeg Telkwa River Telkwa River Elevation- 1664 ft above sea level 1510.7 miles from Winnipeg Telkwa Telkwa Latitude- 54º 41' 48“ N, Longitude-127º 3' 3” W Hubert Station Hubert Elevation- 1688 ft above sea level 1507.1 miles from Winnipeg Knockholt Station Knockholt Station Latitude- 54º 27' N, Longitude- 126º 34' W Elevation- 1736 ft above sea level 1501.4 miles from Winnipeg Named after Knockholt, Kent, England Where Sir Alfred Waldron Smithers was born. Around 30 miles from Telkwa walcott Station Walcott Station Elevation- 1804 ft above sea level 1493.3 miles from Winnipeg Oct 1, 1914, GTP established a station at Walcott, at Lot 716, Range 5, Coast District, BC Sept 22, 1964, CNR applied to remove the station, and replace it with a freight and passenger shelter. Morice River Morice River Elevation- 1863 ft above sea level 1487.8 miles from Winnipeg Barrett Station Barrett Station 260 mi from Rupert, Latitude-54º 27' N, Longitude-126º 45' W Elevation- 1872 ft above sea level 1486.0 miles from Winnipeg Houston Station Houston 266 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 23' 54“ N, Longitude-126º 38' 54” W Elevation- 1951 ft above sea level 1479.4 miles from Winnipeg Quick Station Latitude- 54º 37' N, Longitude- 126º 54' W Elevation- 1975 ft above sea level 1474.6 miles from Winnipeg Perow Station Latitude- 54º 31' 4“ N, Longitude- 126º 26' 36” W Elevation- 2101 ft above sea level 1467.5 miles from Winnipeg Named after Mr. William Earle Duperow, The General Agent of GTPR Company's Passenger Dept. in Vancouver He enlisted in WWI, Nov 3, 1916 in Winnipeg, MB, Reg # 5142 Canadian Artillery, 2nd Batt., Rank- Gunner father- William Emerson Duperow mother- Annie M. Duperow, Winnipeg MB William Earle Duperow b- Feb 15, 1896, London, ON d- Oct 9, 1918 buried in British Cemetery, Bucquoy Rd Cemetery., Ficheux, 4 1/2 miles S or Arras. grave 35 brother- Gordon Duperow Topley Station 285 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 30' N, Longitude-126º 18' W Elevation- 2196 ft above sea level 1461.5 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station Named after William James Topley, Photographer. one source says it was after a GTPR Engineer named Topley. © GTPR- 4-Bulkley Station to Fort Fraser Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad Overview Map Bulkley Station Bulkley Station Elevation- 2300 ft above sea level 1453.4 miles from Winnipeg Forestdale Forestdale Latitude- 54º 25' N, Longitude-126º 12' W Rose Lake Station Rose Lake Station (Summit) Latitude- 54º 24' N, Longitude-126º 2' W Elevation- 2363 ft above sea level 1445.8 miles from Winnipeg Palling Station Palling Station 306 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 21' N, Longitude-125º 55' W Elevation- 2316 ft above sea level 1440.4 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station in South Bulkley District Decker Lake Station Decker Lake Station Latitude- 54º 18' N, Longitude-125º 50' W Elevation- 2326 ft above sea level 1434.8 miles from Winnipeg From Kerry Guenter, Smithers: Decker Lake was named after Stephen Decker, b- Aug 24, 1827 LaGrange Maine, Penobscot, USA d- May 8, 1911 in Vancouver BC, age 83 Construction Foreman on the Collin's Overland Telegraph in 1866. He was an early logger in North arm, Burrard Inlet area. Bedwell Bay was called Decker's Bay after him. Sad part of this fellow's story, he is buried in an unmarked Pauper's grave in Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver. father- Joshua Decker b- 1791 in Maine USA d- 1870 in LaGrange Maine, USA Lived on a farm very near New Brunswick boundary. mother- Francis (possibly Piper) b- ? d- ? He had one brother- Henry S. Decker, b- Aug 29, 1828, La Grange Maine d- ? Grandfather- Joshua Decker b- 1752 York, York, ME, Nabc d- 1850 in Clinton Maine Grandmother- Susanna Boston Great Grandfather- David Decker (1717-1809) Great Grandmother- Eunice Place (1717-1811) Decker Lake (Water) Decker Lake (Water) Elevation- 2305 ft above sea level 1431.7 miles from Winnipeg Burns Lake Station Burns Lake Station 317 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 13' 49“ N, Longitude- 125º 45' 52” W Elevation- 2312 ft above sea level 1429.6 miles from Winnipeg Telegraph Station From Kerry Guenter, Smithers: Burns Lake is named after Michael W.Byrnes, Scout / Explorer for the Collin's Overland Telegraph in 1866 Tintagel Station Tintagel Station Latitude- 54º 12' N, Longitude-125º 36' W Elevation- 2307 ft above sea level 1421.5 miles from Winnipeg Sheraton Station Sheraton Station Latitude- 54º 10' N, Longitude-125º 28' W Elevation- 2286 ft above sea level 1415.2 miles from Winnipeg Endako River (Water) Endako River (Water) Elevation- 2285 ft above sea level 1414.0 miles from Winnipeg Endako River (Water) Endako River (Water) Elevation- 2282 ft above sea level 1412.4 miles from Winnipeg Priestley Station Priestley Station 337 mi from Rupert, Elevation- 2276 ft above sea level 1409.1 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station Lake (Water) Lake (Water) Elevation- 2274 ft above sea level 1408.1 miles from Winnipeg Lake Eye (Water) Lake Eye (Water) Elevation- 2274 ft above sea level 1407.9 miles from Winnipeg Savoury Station Savory Station Latitude- 54º 6' N, Longitude- 125º 10' W Elevation- 2258 ft above sea level 1401.1 miles from Winnipeg Endako Station Endako Station 351 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 5' 22“ N, Longitude- 125º 1' 41” W Elevation- 2242 ft above sea level 1395.1 miles from Winnipeg 42 miles east of South Bulkley, and 20 miles west of Fort Fraser, by road, in 1921 Divisional Point, Machine Shops, Round Houses, etc. In 1921- Had GTP and Dominion Government Telegraph Offices, Anglican Church, and Public School. Hotel Annan, now Endako Pub, still visible on side of Hwy 16 Alexander Greig Annan shown resident in 1916 1921 shown as restaurant man. b- July 11, 1870 in Burnt Island, Fyfe, Scotland d- May 12, 1942, age 72 Enlisted in WWI Dec 9, 1915 in Victoria BC, shown as a widower Postmaster at Endako Sept 7, 1932- May 12, 1942 married Grace Caroline nee ?, she became Postmaster after her husband died, until Sept 9, 1943 Post Office opened here Sept 1, 1914, George Kerr 1st Postmaster Gayer and Connelly, had the Endako Inn, and grocery store, in Endako in 1916 and 1921 Irwin D. Gayer, and Marcus M. Connolly, Prop's. Endako River (Water) Endako River (Water) Elevation- 2206 ft above sea level 1388.6 miles from Winnipeg Fraser Lake Station Fraser Lake Station 360 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 3' 37“ N, Longitude-124º 50' 38”“ W Elevation- 2205 ft above sea level 1387.0 miles from Winnipeg Flag Station Named to honour Simon Fraser, who was here in 1806-07 Named by John Stuart, who Fraser named Stuart Lake after Fraser Lake (Water) Fraser Lake (Water) Elevation- 2204 ft above sea level 1386.6 miles from Winnipeg Fraser Lake is 17 miles in length Midlake Station Midlake Station Elevation- 2204 ft above sea level 1381.0 miles from Winnipeg Located on the South Shore of Fraser Lake renamed Encombe Station by the CNR Upper Nechako River (Water) Upper Nechako River (Water) Elevation- 2231 ft above sea level 1374.7 miles from Winnipeg Fort Fraser Station Fort Fraser Station 373 mi from Rupert, Latitude- 54º 4' N, Longitude-124º 33' W Elevation- 2245 ft above sea level 1373.3 miles from Winnipeg Dominion Stock and Bond Corporation Ltd., Vancouver, owned the Townsite, under Founder and General Manager George H. Salmon ca 1909- Fort Fraser had a Telegraph Station, and a Hudson Bay Company Store George Salmon bought 2,700 acres here for $79,000 He made over 1 million on this deal alone. © GTPR- Contractors GTPR- Stations GTPR- Last Spike GTPR- Medical Service GTPR- Memorabilia GTPR- Silk Trains Last modified: 2018/03/08 22:29by dlgent Log In