NASHTON
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NAME: Nashton COUNTY: N/a ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Warm summers, cold winters BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer |
COMMENTS:
A few new residents have moved to the old town site, which was deserted by 1950. A few buildings, including the old post office remain REMAINS: A few foundations and buildings s remain |
| Located just six and a half miles west of Kaslo on Highway 31A, Nashton — also once known as Nashville — was the unofficial gateway to B.C.’s Valley of the Ghosts.The townsite was laid out in 1892 on a large open wide flat of land near the banks of the Kaslo River and serviced the nearby mines of Montezuma and Mexico. By the turn of the century, Nashton was a bustling community of 200. A post office was erected in 1915 and remained open until 1940. The building still stands today, but is used for storage by a remaining resident.The town’s population dwindled by 1940, and by 1950, residents had deserted the community altogether.A few buildings remain, and there are now a couple of new residents who homestead on the former site of Nashton. Submitted by: Johnnie Bachusky |
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