Revelstoke, BC
| Revelstoke | |
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| City | |
| City of Revelstoke | |
MacKenzie Avenue
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| Nickname(s): Revy, The Stoke, Revelstuck | |
 Revelstoke
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| Coordinates: 50°59′53″N 118°11′44″W / 50.99806°N 118.19556°WCoordinates: 50°59′53″N 118°11′44″W / 50.99806°N 118.19556°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 British Columbia
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| Regional District | Columbia-Shuswap |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Incorporated | 1899 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark McKee |
| • Governing Body | Revelstoke City Council |
| Area | |
| • City | 40.76 km2 (15.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 7,139 |
| • Density | 175.1/km2 (454/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,772 |
| Time zone | Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) |
| Postal code span | V0E |
| Area code(s) | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Highways |
 Trans-Canada Highway (BC 1) BC 23
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| Website | City of Revelstoke.com |
Revelstoke (/ˈrɛvəlstoʊk/; 2011 population: 7,139) is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located 641 kilometres (398 mi) east of Vancouver, and 415 kilometres (258 mi) west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is situated on the banks of the Columbia River just south of the Revelstoke Dam and near its confluence with the Illecillewaet River. East of Revelstoke are the Selkirk Mountains and Glacier National Park, penetrated by Rogers Pass used by the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. South of the community down the Columbia River are the Arrow Lakes and the Kootenays. West of the city is Eagle Pass through the Monashee Mountains and the route to Shuswap Lake.
Revelstoke was founded in the 1880s when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was built through the area; mining was an important early industry. The name was originally Farwell, after a local land owner and surveyor. In yet earlier days, the spot was called the Second Crossing, to differentiate it from the first crossing of the Columbia River by the Canadian Pacific Railway at Donald. The city was named by the Canadian Pacific Railway in appreciation of Lord Revelstoke, head of Baring Brothers & Co., the UK investment bank that, in partnership with Glyn, Mills & Co., saved the Canadian Pacific Railway from bankruptcy in the summer of 1885 by buying the company's unsold bonds, enabling the railway to reach completion.
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