5-698: Pass Creek may refer to: Canada [ edit ] Pass Creek, British Columbia , a settlement Pass Creek (British Columbia) , a stream Pass Creek, a settlement in Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 , Alberta United States [ edit ] Pass Creek (Elk Creek tributary) , in Oregon Pass Creek, a tributary of the Little Bighorn River in Montana [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-487: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pass Creek, British Columbia Pass Creek is an unincorporated community on the east side of Norns (formerly Pass) Creek in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia . The rural neighbourhood on Pass Creek Rd is about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Castlegar . The settlement name derives from
15-678: The original name of the creek. A low pass northeast of the creek leads to Goose Creek and access to the Slocan and Kootenay rivers. First Nations used this route for thousands of years. In 1997, residents and regional district representatives overwhelmingly rejected the suggestion to reinstate the historic name of the creek. During 1909–1910 the Doukhobors bought 1,322 acres. Named Dolina Lugovaya (meadow valley in Russian), this later shortened to Lugovoye (meadow). During 1912–1913 they bought 440 acres, which
20-427: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pass_Creek&oldid=985242051 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-634: Was named Kartoshnoye (from potato). The colony established three communal villages. Established in 1909, the cemetery is mostly Doukhobor interments, but is now available to the general public. In 1922, the Pass Creek school was built. Following a declining population from 1938 onward, the land was sold and the villages disbanded in the early 1960s. Pass Creek has a fire department , cemetery, community hall, neighbourhood association, bed and breakfast, driftwood workshop, bakery, and convenience store with storage facilities and U-Haul services. The latter occupies
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