Niagara, British Columbia
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CanadaNiagara | |
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  Niagara Location of Niagara in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′00″N 118°28′00″W / 49.10000°N 118.46667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Region | Boundary Country |
| Regional district | Kootenay Boundary |
| Area codes | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
Niagara is on the west side of the Granby River, near the junction with Fisherman Creek, in the Boundary Country region of south central British Columbia.[1] The small community is about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Grand Forks on North Fork Rd.
In 1898, a Spokane syndicate bought part of the "Gunnysack Jones" ranch, and laid out a townsite, in anticipation of the coming Columbia and Western Railway (C&W), which was acquired by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The source of the name is unclear, but could either be the Niagara Falls, or the USS Niagara, which served in the Spanish–American War that year.[2][3] During the railway construction, a work camp was cut out of the mountainside for the nearby 210-metre (700 ft) tunnel.[4] The town experienced rapid growth and brief prosperity. Having 12 hotels at its peak,[5] a stage coach ran daily to Grand Forks.[2]