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Location :
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108 Mile Ranch is about 12 Km north of 100 Mile House, just off Highway 97, 108 Mile Ranch Airport is the regional facility for the South Cariboo. Located on Hwy 97, The 108 Heritage Site is a tourist attraction with it’s growing number of restored buildings, including the largest log barn in Canada.
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Access :
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From Vancouver travel east on Hwy 1 to Hwy 97 (Cariboo Hwy) - approx. 5 1/2 hrs total
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Services :
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Hydro, water, natural gas & high speed internet
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History :
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100 Mile House was originally known as Bridge Creek House, named after the creek running through the area. Its origins as a settlement go back to the time when Thomas Miller owned a collection of ramshackle buildings serving the traffic of the fir trade. It acquired its current name during the Cariboo Gold Rush where a roadhouse was constructed in 1862, as a resting point for travelers moving between Kamloops and Fort Alexandria, which was 98 miles north of 100 Mile House. The roadhouse was located 100 miles up the Old Cariboo Road that originated at Lillooet (the beginning of involved land travel after a series of river, numerous lakes, and portage trails,known as the Douglas Road).
In 1930, Lord Martin Cecil left England to come to 100 Mile House and manage the estate owned by his father, the Marquess of Exeter. The town, which at the time consisted of the roadhouse, a general store, a post office, telegraph office and a power plant, had a population of 12. The original road house burned down in 1937.
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Legal :
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PL19290, Lot 94, DL3561, LD 27
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