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Craigellachie, British Columbia

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In fact, Sir Donald drove in two spikes; his first attempt resulted in a bent spike and so the Last Spike was a replacement.
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The Canadian Craigellachie is most famous for being the site of the
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Populated places in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
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Sir Donald Smith drives the last spike at Craigellachie
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50°58′31″N 118°43′25″W / 50.97528°N 118.72361°W / 50.97528; -118.72361
Canada
Province
British Columbia
Region
BC Interior
Regional district
Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
Time zone
UTC−8
PST
DST
UTC−7
V0E 2J0
Area code
250
778
236
Highways
Trans-Canada Highway
/krəˈɡɛləxi,-hi/
British Columbia
Eagle Pass
Sicamous
Revelstoke
Trans-Canada Highway
Salmon Arm
Revelstoke
Craigellachie

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