Wilmer, British Columbia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Wilmer is a small settlement near Invermere, British Columbia. The settlement was originally known as Peterborough and was founded in 1886. The explorer David Thompson founded a Northwest trading company post near the present-day site of Wilmer after crossing the Rockies via Howse Pass in 1807. Thompson spent a winter there while mapping the region.[citation needed] The site of the fort is now the National Historic Site Kootenae House.
Wilmer is situated on benchland overlooking the Rocky Mtn Trench.[citation needed]
External links
- Description of Wilmer, by the Invermere Valley Echo written in 2006. (Identifies the town as being near Invermere, date settled, first town in the area, and lists the old name)
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