Fisherville Post Office 40023
Fisherville may refer to some places in North America: ;Canada *Fisherville, British Columbia, a one-time gold-mining boom town * Fisherville, Ontario ;United States * Fisherville, Indiana *Fisherville, Louisville, Kentucky, a neighborhood *Fisherville, Blair County, Pennsylvania *Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania *Fisherville, Tennessee *Mereta, Texas Mereta (also Fisherville or Lipan)Mereta, Texas
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Fisherville, British Columbia
Fisherville is a ghost town on the northwest shore of the Wild Horse River in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The locality, off the Fort Steele-Wildhorse Road, is by road about northeast of Fort Steele. Name origin In late 1863, a group led by Joe Findlay collected either large gold flakes or abundant nuggets when panning at the mouth of Wild Horse Creek. Various versions exist regarding the members of two parties arriving the following spring, but Bob Dore and Jack Fisher are two of the key players staking claims. The tent community was called Fisherville and the towering peak later became Mount Fisher. Mining boom A nearby contributory creek, which was the water source for a brewery operation, became Brewery Creek. The product was consumed in the numerous saloons that sprang up. The Dore, Cuddy and Fisher, near the mouth of Brewery Creek, would prove to be the richest claims. By May 1864, 150 prospectors were working the main waterway. The two genera ...
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