Arrowhead, British Columbia

Place in British Columbia, Canada

Arrowhead

Arrowhead

Location of Arrowhead in British Columbia

Coordinates: 50°41′37″N 117°55′20″W﻿ / ﻿50.69361°N 117.92222°W﻿ / 50.69361; -117.92222
Country|  Canada
Province|  British Columbia
Arrowhead c. 1910

Arrowhead is a former steamboat port and town at the head of Upper Arrow Lake in British Columbia, Canada.[1] Apart from the cemetery, the initial site has been submerged beneath the waters of the lake, which is now part of the reservoir formed by Hugh Keenleyside Dam at Castlegar. However, the name still identifies the locality, and sometimes the local region.[2]

## Name origin

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Although the likely name origin is Arrowhead being at the head of the Arrow Lakes, another version indicates the finding of arrowheads in the ground during the construction of town buildings, evidencing an ancient battle between First Nations tribes. A further version identifies the arrowhead-shaped appearance of the lake from higher ground.[1] The name of the Arrow Lakes is credited to "Arrow Rock", a large cliffside pictograph shot through with clusters of arrows, again relating to an ancient battle (in this case known to be between the Sinixt and the Ktunaxa), which stood above "the Narrows", a stretch of fast-flowing channel connecting Upper Arrow to Lower Arrow Lake.

## See also

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* List of ghost towns in British Columbia
* Steamboats of the Arrow Lakes
* Comaplix, British Columbia
* Beaton, British Columbia

## References

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1. ^ a b "Arrowhead (locality)". BC Geographical Names.
2. ^ "Nelson Star, 14 Apr 2013". www.nelsonstar.com. 14 April 2013.

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Steamboats of the Arrow Lakes

Steamboats and tugs|

* Forty-Nine (1865)
* Kootenai (1885)
* Dispatch / Despatch (1888)
* Marion (1890)
* Lytton (1890)
* Columbia (1891 sternwheeler)
* Illecillewaet (1892)
* Nakusp (1895)
* Trail (1890)
* Columbia (1896 tug)
* Kootenay (1897)
* Rossland (1897)
* Minto (1898)
* Whatshan (1909)
* Bonnington (1911)
* Nipigonian (1929)
* Widget (1948)

Landings (south to north)|

* Marcus WA
* Northport WA
* Ft. Colville WA
* Trail
* Castlegar
* Robson
* Edgewood
* Needles
* Fauquier
* Graham Landing
* Carrolls Landing
* Mackinson
* East Arrow Park
* Birds
* Arrow Park
* West Demars
* Burton
* Nakusp
* St. Leon
* Halcyon Hot Springs
* Galena Bay
* Beaton
* Comaplix
* Arrowhead
* Revelstoke
* Downie Creek
* La Porte

Steamboat lines|

* Columbia and Kootenay Steam Navigation Company
* Canadian Pacific Railway Lake and River Service
* Interior Tug & Transport Company

Geographic features|

* Dalles des Morts (EN : Death Rapids)
* Columbia River
* Arrow Lakes

Owners, captains and personnel|

* James W. Troup
* Gustavus Blin-Wright
* J.A. Mara
* Frank Barnard Jr.
* Selby Soules

Modern ferry lines|

* BC Ministry of Transportation (Department of Highways)

Railway connections|

* Columbia and Kootenay Railway
* Nakusp and Slocan Railway
* Canadian Pacific Railway (mainline)
* Kettle Valley Railway

British Columbia steamboats|

* Upper Fraser, Nechako and Stuart Rivers
* Skeena River
* Arrow Lakes and Columbia River
* Slocan Lake
* Kootenay Lake
* Columbia Lake-East Kootenay
* Lakes Route (Seton, Anderson and Lillooet Lakes)
* Lake Okanagan
* Skaha Lake
* Thompson-Shuswap
* Stikine River
* Peace & Finlay Rivers
* Inside Passage
* Gulf of Georgia-Lower Fraser

Pacific Northwest steamboats|

* Columbia River
* Oregon Coast
* Willamette River
* Yaquina Bay and River
* Coquille River
* Cowlitz River
* Puget Sound
* Lake Washington
* Grays Harbor
* Chehalis River
* Hoquiam River
* Willapa Bay
* Columbia River (Wenatchee Reach)
* Lake Crescent
* Lower Kootenai River
* Upper Kootenai River

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