Volcanic City, British Columbia
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Volcanic City is a ghost town located in the Boundary Country
region of British Columbia
. It is located near the north fork of the Kettle River
. A prospector named Volcanic Brown discovered an "iron cap" mountain near the north fork of the Kettle river. Volcanic Brown claimed the mountain was rich for mining. Brown tried to create a city in the vicinity of the mountain. He assumed miners would be attracted to the mountain and they would live in the city.
Boundary Country
The Boundary Country is a historical designation for a district in southern British Columbia lying, as its name suggests, along the boundary between Canada and the United States. It lies to the east of the southern Okanagan Valley and to the west of the West Kootenay. It is often included in...
region of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It is located near the north fork of the Kettle River
Kettle River
-Rivers:*Kettle River in British Columbia and Washington*Kettle River , a tributary of the St. Croix River in eastern Minnesota*Kettle River , a tributary of the Blueberry River in central Minnesota...
. A prospector named Volcanic Brown discovered an "iron cap" mountain near the north fork of the Kettle river. Volcanic Brown claimed the mountain was rich for mining. Brown tried to create a city in the vicinity of the mountain. He assumed miners would be attracted to the mountain and they would live in the city.