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ASHCROFT BC: Gold Rush Pioneer Town

Ashcroft BC was founded in the 1860s, during the Cariboo Gold Rush, by two English brothers named Clement Francis Cornwall and Henry Pennant Cornwall, who emigrated to Canada from Ashcroft in Gloucestershire. The brothers had originally come in search of gold; however, on hearing stories from failed gold searchers they decided to found the town to give future gold searchers a place to saddle their horses. They sold flour to packers and miners, helping to make the community. The Cariboo Road ran nearby but on the west bank of the Thompson River. The Canadian Pacific Railway reached Ashcroft in 1884 and the town became a division point and service centre for the rail line. The province built a bridge across the river in 1890 so travelers could ride the train to Ashcroft then board a stagecoach for a journey north. In 1920, when the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (now BC Rail) was partially built, running from Squamish to Clinton and Williams Lake, Ashcroft lost strategic importance as a supply centre and transit point for the north. After this, the townsfolk started to rely on farming to sustain the community. Despite being dry, farming was very successful because of water from the Thompson River and hot sun. During the 1920s the small but successful Chinese community made money by testing the growing of potatoes and tomatoes. #thruthegiftshop #travelcanada #travelbc 🔴 SUBSCRIBE: https://tinyurl.com/exitsubscribe 🔴 🌐 Interactive Map: https://tinyurl.com/exitmaps 🌐 ⏰ TIMESTAMPS ⏰ 0:00 ASHCROFT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 0:48 HISTORY OF ASHCROFT BC 1:30 ASHCROFT LANDSLIDES 2:25 CANADIAN PACIFIY RAILWAY 2:50 IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN ASHCROFT 3:25 HEYDAY OF ASHCROFT 3:40 PIONEER SCHOOLS AND RULES FOR TEACHERS 5:00 ASHCROFT OPERA HOUSE 6:30 ASCROFT GREAT FIRE OF 1916 7:30 ASHCROFT TOURISM IMAGE CREDIT Royal BC Museum https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... https://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuse... Ashcroft Journal https://www.ashcroftcachecreekjournal... ABOUT EXIT THRU THE GIFT SHOP Join me in exploring roadside attractions, museums, oddities, points of interest and other diversions before finally...exiting thru the gift shop.