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Wasa, British Columbia
Wasa is an unincorporated community in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. This place, on the east shore of the Kootenay River north of the mouth of Lewis Creek, surrounds Wasa Lake. The locality, on the merged section of highways 93 and 95, is by road about 36 kilometres (22 mi) north of Cranbrook and 211 kilometres (131 mi) southeast of Golden.
Nils Hanson, who reached the district in 1885, purchased land from the Kootenay Valley Lands Co (see Canal Flats) and made pre-emptions, amassing 490 hectares (1,200 acres). To honour his homeland, he chose the name Wasa after either a:
The body of water was called Hanson's Lake, which became Hanson (or sometimes Hansen) Lake. Hanson Lake, officially adopted in 1954, changed to Wasa Lake in 1964. Hanson Creek is the outlet to the river.
In the local Ktunaxa Nation, the word Wasa means Horsetail. According to the Ktunaxa creation story, the origins of Wasa, BC could've possibly have been derived from the word.
Hanson undertook ranching and lumber activities. In 1887, he established the first sawmill and by 1901, he had two mills on the west side of the river. By 1896, he ran a general store. That year, he built a fine residence to entertain his guests, who could enjoy the beautiful gardens he was developing. To replace his modest Golden–Fort Steele stage stop, he built a hotel that year, which proved popular on opening early the next year. Rated among the better establishments in BC, the hotel received gas lighting in 1899. These properties were at the southern end of the lake. By 1901, about 20 further buildings made up the surrounding community.
Hanson minted his own coins which were circulated locally. He was the inaugural postmaster 1902–1915.
His original hotel building lasted into the 1920s but had been replaced by a more lavish structure in 1904, which offered running water. A private hydro plant on Lewis Creek supplied electricity.
The arrival of the railway diminished Hanson's freighting business. He had sold his Wasa holdings to the Unionist Investment Co, which failed during World War I, reverting the assets to the Hanson estate.
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Wasa, British Columbia
Wasa is an unincorporated community in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. This place, on the east shore of the Kootenay River north of the mouth of Lewis Creek, surrounds Wasa Lake. The locality, on the merged section of highways 93 and 95, is by road about 36 kilometres (22 mi) north of Cranbrook and 211 kilometres (131 mi) southeast of Golden.
Nils Hanson, who reached the district in 1885, purchased land from the Kootenay Valley Lands Co (see Canal Flats) and made pre-emptions, amassing 490 hectares (1,200 acres). To honour his homeland, he chose the name Wasa after either a:
The body of water was called Hanson's Lake, which became Hanson (or sometimes Hansen) Lake. Hanson Lake, officially adopted in 1954, changed to Wasa Lake in 1964. Hanson Creek is the outlet to the river.
In the local Ktunaxa Nation, the word Wasa means Horsetail. According to the Ktunaxa creation story, the origins of Wasa, BC could've possibly have been derived from the word.
Hanson undertook ranching and lumber activities. In 1887, he established the first sawmill and by 1901, he had two mills on the west side of the river. By 1896, he ran a general store. That year, he built a fine residence to entertain his guests, who could enjoy the beautiful gardens he was developing. To replace his modest Golden–Fort Steele stage stop, he built a hotel that year, which proved popular on opening early the next year. Rated among the better establishments in BC, the hotel received gas lighting in 1899. These properties were at the southern end of the lake. By 1901, about 20 further buildings made up the surrounding community.
Hanson minted his own coins which were circulated locally. He was the inaugural postmaster 1902–1915.
His original hotel building lasted into the 1920s but had been replaced by a more lavish structure in 1904, which offered running water. A private hydro plant on Lewis Creek supplied electricity.
The arrival of the railway diminished Hanson's freighting business. He had sold his Wasa holdings to the Unionist Investment Co, which failed during World War I, reverting the assets to the Hanson estate.