Zamora is on the west side of the Kettle River in the Boundary region of south central British Columbia.[1] The rural settlement, on BC Highway 33, is by road about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Rock Creek and 124 kilometres (77 mi) southeast of Kelowna.
Zamora | |
|---|---|
  Zamora Location of Zamora in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′59″N 118°59′04″W / 49.14972°N 118.98444°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Region | Boundary Country |
| Regional District | Kootenay Boundary |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
| Highways |  Highway 33 |
Name origin
editWhy the Kettle Valley Railway, a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) subsidiary, opened this station so close to Westbridge is unclear. Nobody appears to have lived in the vicinity until the late 1920s.[2] In 1915, the station name changed from Zamaro to Zamora.[3] The latter might be named after Zamora, Spain or the Spanish Province of Zamora, but no evidence substantiates either of these claims.[4] Zamaro is more common as a surname than first name.[5] CP sometimes named new stations after employees or their family members, but the early name change likely suggests the initial spelling was a mistake.
Railway
editThe former stop, on the west side of the Kettle River, was 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) north of Rock Creek, and 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Westbridge.[6] No evidence remains of the section house, which was immediately south of Zamora Rd.[7] Passenger service ended in 1964. This part of the line closed to all traffic in 1973.[8]
| CP Train Timetables (Regular stop or Flag stop) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1919 | 1929 | 1932 | 1935 | 1939 | 1943 | 1948 | 1953 | 1955 | 1960 | 1963 | |
| Ref. | [9] | [10] | [11] | [6] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | |
| Type | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | |
Zamora lies on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail.
Later community
editZamora Estates was an upscale bare-land strata development comprising 15 lots. Each of the 0.4-to-0.8-hectare (1-to-2-acre) lots have river frontage.[19] After the 1915 wildfire in the Rock Creek area, only one house remained standing in the Zamora subdivision, the remainder reduced to rubble.[20]
See also
edit- "1925 BC map". www.davidrumsey.com. showing Westbridge.
- "2016 Google streetview". www.google.ca. showing the fire destruction from the trail.
References
edit- ^ "Zamora (locality)". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "1929 BC Directory". www.bccd.vpl.ca. p. 460 (663).
- ^ "Daily News, 18 Nov 1915". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 5.
- ^ "Trail Times, 25 Jan 2018". www.library.trailtimes.ca.
- ^ "Zamaro". www.namespedia.com.
- ^ a b "1935 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 12 (TT 70).
- ^ Cycling the Kettle Valley Railway, p. PT46, at Google Books
- ^ "Rock Creek". www.crowsnest-highway.ca.
- ^ "1919 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 184 (TT125).
- ^ "1929 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 30 (TT122).
- ^ "1932 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 469 (TT151).
- ^ "1939 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 126 (TT151).
- ^ "1943 timetable" (PDF). www.streamlinermemories.info. p. 44 (TT151).
- ^ "1948 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 45 (TT151).
- ^ "1953 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 43 (TT121).
- ^ "1955 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 43 (TT121).
- ^ "1960 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 25 (TT40).
- ^ "1963 timetable". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 20 (TT99).
- ^ "Zamora Estates" (PDF). www.amazonaws.com.
- ^ "Vancouver Sun, 18 Aug 2015". www.vancouversun.com.
