Hill's Bar is a long-abandoned ghost town located in the
Fraser Canyon region of
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
, Canada. The site of the former boomtown is situated near the right bank of the Fraser River, between
Yale
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...
and the mouth of
Emory Creek. The eponymous bar was the first active placer mining site at the onset of the
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, (also Fraser Gold Rush and Fraser River Gold Rush) began in 1858 after gold was discovered on the Thompson River in British Columbia at its confluence with the Nicoamen River a few miles upstream from the Thompson's c ...
, and was the scene of the Boatmakers of San Francisco claim, which included
Ned McGowan of
McGowan's War
McGowan's War was a bloodless war that took place in Yale, British Columbia in the fall of 1858. The conflict posed a threat to the newly established British authority on the British Columbia mainland (which had only just been declared a colony the ...
, and involved a dispute with
Kowpelst (White Hat), chief of the
Spuzzum people.
[''McGowan's War'', Donald J. Hauka]
References
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Ghost towns in British Columbia
Fraser Canyon