Westwold Cemetery Listings
The Vernon & District Family History Society has catalogued the following cemeteries of Westwold, British Columbia, Canada.
Catalogued Cemeteries
Location
The first settler in our community was an American by the name of William Henry Ingram. He was part of a syndicate that brought camels to B.C., to be used as pack animals on the Gold Trail. This venture proved unsuccessful for several reasons, horses and mules were terrified of the camels and their feet never held up on the rocky terrain. Ingram brought several camels to "Grand Prairie" (the name was changed to Westwold in 1928} when he settled in 1864. The last camel was put down, as she was ill, on Ingrams ranch in 1896.
"Grand Prairie" was a very important stopping place between Fort Kamloops and the Okanagan. A hotel was built there in the 1890's and another around 1910. Things changed with the coming of the automobile and the valley ceased to exist as an important stopping place. Today the valley is fed by farming and the forest industry.
Westwold is situated half way between Kamloops and Vernon, B.C. on Highway 97.
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For more information visit Steam Engines in Westwold
Information sources:
- Steam Engines in Westwold
- www.maps.google.com/
For more information please, contact the Cemetery Committee