Fairview, British Columbia

Fairview
Fairview Location of Fairview in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°10′30″N 119°36′00″W / 49.17500°N 119.60000°W / 49.17500; -119.60000Coordinates: 49°10′30″N 119°36′00″W / 49.17500°N 119.60000°W / 49.17500; -119.60000
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia

Fairview is a ghost town in British Columbia on the West side of the Okanagan River between Osoyoos and Oliver.^[1] It is famous for the Fairview Hotel that burned down in the 1902.

Many historic sites can still be visited at Fairview such as the Fairview Cemetery just off Fairview Road, the stampmill above Tinhorn Creek Road, and many mines along the side of a mountain. The community was originally built during a gold rush in the late 19th century. Two children died from sickness and are buried at the cemetery. Visitors can still visit the Fairview Jail that was relocated beside the Oliver and District Museum.

Fairview Hotel

The "Golden Gate" was the first hotel at Fairview. It was built in 1892 by F.R. Kline, it was the first of five hotels in the mining town in the boom years. The Fairview Hotel was known as "Big Teepee", it burned to the ground in 1902. The Fairview Hotel was three stories tall. In the debris of this old hotel coins, rings and other items of jewellery lost in the blaze at the time were recovered. During the 1970s Local historian Bill Barlee visited the remains of the Fairview Hotel. Bill sifted through the rubble and found articles ranging from coins to keys, from silver and gold jewellery to doll sets.^[2]

Television

Fairview was featured on the historical television series Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, season 1, episode 6.

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