Boston Bar Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
About Boston Bar
The name dates from the time of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush (1858–1861). A "bar" is a gold-bearing sandbar or sandy riverbank, and the one slightly down river and opposite today's town was populated heavily by Americans, who were known in the parlance of the Chinook Jargon as "Boston men" or simply "Bostons". A settlement developed on the east bank of the river to the north of the confluence with Anderson River. This was later moved to the present site with the construction of Canadian Northern Pacific Railway (modern-day Canadian National Railway). Across the Fraser River is the small settlement ofNorth Bend, which could only be accessed by rail or by aerial ferry until January 1986 when the two lane bridge was built. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) has a small terminal here that is th
Top Attractions in Boston Bar
Explore the best things to see and do in Boston Bar:
- ★Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park
- ★Francis Harrington Park
- ★Hell's Gate Airtram
- ★REO Rafting Resort
- ★Tuckkwiowhum Village
Where to Stay in Boston Bar
- 🏨Blue Lake Resort
- 🏨Canyon Alpine Motel
- 🏨The Mighty Fraser Motel
Boston Bar Travel Guide Sections
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