Place names in the Canadian Rockies

Black Spur

Feature type: railway siding
Province: British Columbia
Location: On CNR, Between Albreda & Pyramid

Formerly called Lindsay Spur, this railway siding was named after a Black family. It was the site of a internment camp for Canadians of Japanese descent during World War II.


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Personal correspondence. .


Comments? Spiral Road- Place Names - 22 September 2002