Erie, British Columbia
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 Erie
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| Coordinates: 49°11′00″N 117°20′00″W / 49.18333°N 117.33333°WCoordinates: 49°11′00″N 117°20′00″W / 49.18333°N 117.33333°W | |
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 Canada
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 British Columbia
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Erie is a ghost town located in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. Erie is located several miles west of Salmo, southwest of Nelson. The town of Erie was originally known as North Fork. Erie was founded in the 1860s when prospectors discovered gold in a canyon on a stream called North Fork Creek. North Fork Creek is now called Erie Creek. The town went into decline when other towns such as Ymir and Salmo became prominent.
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