Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce

Millyard workers pose fora photo as dimensional lumber dries in large stacks

The Early Days of Main Street in Golden BC

Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce
500 10th Avenue North
Box 1320
Golden BC, Canada, V0A 1H0
Phone: (250)344-7125
Fax: (250)344-6688
Toll Free: 1-800-622-4653

History of Golden ~ Part I

In 1807 when David Thompson, and his crew expertly challenged the currents at the confluence of the Columbia and Kicking Horse Rivers, it isn't likely they gave any thought to the future townsites of Golden. It has taken over 75 years of men with visions of homes, families and prosperity to come along.

Originally being one building and simply called "The Cache", the site was used by Major A.B. Rogers as a base camp for his survey crew. In an attempt to outdo a camp to the east, which called itself "Silver City", the name "Golden City" was chosen. The gold mining industry wasn't panning out to meet optimistic expectations and soon the term "City" became a little too pretentious for most and town became known simply as Golden.

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