List of historic ranches in British Columbia explained

Ranchalternate nameslocality/regionlocation/coordinatesFoundedStill operating?FounderCurrent ownersHistoric events/owners
108 Mile RanchSouth Cariboo
Basque RanchFraser Canyon-Big Bar Ferryfamily of Garnet Basque, historian
Ashcroft ManorCornwall RanchThompson Country1860sLieut-Gov Clement Francis Cornwall
Boothroyd'sCanyon GardensFraser Canyon-Boston Bar1860s
Bridge Creek RanchBridge Creek EstateSouth Cariboo51.6503°N -121.3075°W1912 [1] YesWilliam Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter5th, 7th and 8th Marquesses of Exeter
Chilancoh RanchBayliff'sChilcotin1886yesR. Hugh L. Bayliff and Hellen L. Bayliff (nee von Harbou)
Coldstream RanchOkanagan-ShuswapCharles Frederick HoughtonForbes G. and Charles Albert Vernon
Cottonwood RanchCottonwoodNorth Cariboo53.05°N -122.1542°W1860s
Currie RanchCurrie's (name of trainstop)Pemberton-Mount Currie1870sJohn Currie
Diamond 'S' Ranch"Carson's Kingdom"Pavilion (Fraser Canyon-Lillooet)1860sRobert Carson
Dominion RanchSemlin RanchThompson CountryCharles Semlin, 12th Premier of BC
Douglas Lake RanchNicola Country1886"Chunky" Woodward Bernie Ebbers of Worldcom
Gang RanchChilcotin-Fraser Canyon1870sSaudi Money
Empire Valley RanchHenry Koster[2] Fraser Canyon-Big Bar Ferrylate 1850sClarence Bryson since 1956
FintryOkanagan-Shuswap
Giusachan RanchOkanagan (Kelowna)late 1850sAberdeen HoldingsLord Aberdeen[3]
Gun Creek RanchBridge River Country
Hat Creek RanchThompson-Bonaparte1860s
Hungry Valley RanchChilcotinJohn Wells`
Monte Creek RanchDuck's RanchThompson Country1850sJacob Duck bought from the original homesteader, a Mexican known only as "Monte"Hewitt Bostock
Moha RanchBridge River1870s
O'Keefe RanchNorth Okanagan1867Cornelius O'Keefe
'R' RanchSimilkameen1864Francis Xavier RichterFrancis Xavier Richter
Rexmount RanchBridge River
Sky RanchChilcotin

Notes and References

  1. http://bridgecreek.ca/history.html Bridge Creek Estate, History page
  2. http://memorybc.ca/empire-valley-ranch-fonds;rad Empire Valley Ranch fonds, Biographical description, Memorybc.com website
  3. http://sunnyokanagan.com/guisachan/aberdeen.htm Guisachan Ranch history page, Aberdeen Holdings website