Wilmer, British Columbia

Wilmer, British Columbia

Wilmer is a small settlement near Invermere, British Columbia. The settlement was originally known as Peterborough and was founded in 1886. The explorer David Thompson founded a Northwest trading company post near the present-day site of Wilmer after crossing the Rockies via Howse Pass in 1807. Thompson spent a winter there while mapping the region.Fact|date=August 2007 The site of the fort is now the National Historic Site Kootenae House.

Wilmer is situated on benchland overlooking the Rocky Mtn Trench.Fact|date=August 2007

References

* [http://www.invermere.com/communities/invermere/index.php Description of Wilmer, "by the Invermere Valley Echo"] written in 2006. (Identifies the town as being near Invermere, date settled, first town in the area, and lists the old name)


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