Three Forks, British Columbia

Three Forks
Three Forks Location of Three Forks in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°01′00″N 117°17′00″W / 50.01667°N 117.28333°W / 50.01667; -117.28333Coordinates: 50°01′00″N 117°17′00″W / 50.01667°N 117.28333°W / 50.01667; -117.28333
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia

Three Forks is a ghost town located east of Slocan Lake, northeast of New Denver, in the Kootenays region of British Columbia.^[1] The town was located at the forks of three creeks: Carpenter Creek, Seaton Creek, and Kane Creek. Three Forks was founded in 1892 with the discovery of silver in the area. The Nakusp and Slocan Railway passed through Three Forks. In the summer of 1894, Three Forks was destroyed by a forest fire. The town was rebuilt. In 1897 Henderson's Gazeteer listed 15 businesses in Three Forks. Three Forks contained six hotels: Brunswick, Black's, Richelieu, Wilmington, Slocan, and Miner's Exchange. Madigan stagecoaches passed through Three Forks on the way to Cody or Sandon. Pack trains of G.B. Matthews also passed through Three Forks. Three Forks's best years were between 1892 and 1902. By 1909 the town was in decline and nearby Sandon gained prominence. A few old ruins are all that remains of Three Forks.^[2]

Television

Three Forks was featured on the historical television series Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, Season 3, Episode 5.

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