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Riske Creek

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people in the vicinity, and also of two of the bridges crossing the Fraser. The older bridge, which is a suspension bridge similar to the bridges at Alexandra and Lillooet, was built c.1912 to bring cattle from ranches on the west side of the Fraser to the railways for export, the newer is a
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immigrant and rancher, L.W. Riskie, who settled here sometime before 1872, and was the first postmaster as of 1886. The post office was then named "Chilcoten" and then renamed "Chilcotin" in 1911, with the current name being adopted in 1912.
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In the spring of 1944, the Canadian Army established #4 Special Wireless Station presumably to intercept Japanese radio communications. However, the station closed in July of the same year without ever becoming operational.
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concrete-and-steel span built to improve access for logging trucks to the
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Risky Creek
Riske Creek is located in British Columbia
British Columbia
51°58′00″N 122°31′00″W / 51.96667°N 122.51667°W / 51.96667; -122.51667
Canada
Province
British Columbia
Area code(s)
250
778
ranching
First Nations
Fraser River
Williams Lake, British Columbia
Canada
Toosey First Nation
band government
Tsilhqot'in
Chilcotin
Chilcotin Highway
Bella Coola
Polish
List of crossings of the Fraser River
Fort Chilcotin
Chilcotin
"Riske Creek (community)"
BC Geographical Names
"Riske Creek (community)"
BC Geographical Names
Categories

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