Lone Butte is an unincorporated community in the South Cariboo region of south central

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. The place is adjacent to the butte of the same name and north of Green Lake. On BC Highway 24, the locality is by road about northwest of

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and southeast of Williams Lake.

Community

The post office, which opened in 1916, was originally called Fawn. The hamlet was once larger than

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to the northwest. The stockyards and lumber mills are long gone, as is the heritage hotel which burned down in 1998. The present log buildings comprise a pub, restaurant, and general store, which has a gas bar. A small park includes a caboose and water tower. The area's economy is ranching and recreation based. The

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counted Lone Butte's population as 285.

Railway

The northward advance of the

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(PGE) rail head passed through Lone Butte in late April 1919. This construction camp had a large kitchen employing 25 cooks, of whom two received the

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and three the

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during

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. At an elevation of about , the former station was the highest on the line.

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have operated the BC Rail line since 2004.

References

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Community

Railway

See also

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