Garibaldi, British Columbia
Locality and ghost town in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garibaldi, originally named Daisy Lake and also known as Garibaldi Lodge and Garibaldi Townsite, is a locality and ghost town in British Columbia, Canada, on the Cheakamus River around its confluence with Rubble Creek and just south of Daisy Lake.[1] The CN railway (formerly BC Rail) and British Columbia Highway 99 traverses it north–south.
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Garibaldi
Former name: Daisy Lake; Other names: Garibaldi Lodge, Garibaldi Townsite | |
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Locality and ghost town | |
Location of Garibaldi in British Columbia | |
Coordinates: 49.966667°N 123.15°W / 49.966667; -123.15 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Townsite Created | Early- to Mid-1910s |
Post Office established | 1916 |
Downgraded from Community to Locality | 1983 |
Named for | Garibaldi Provincial Park |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area codes | 250, 778 |
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Although some buildings remain, including public works facilities, the community is now officially depopulated due to the geohazard posed by The Barrier, a lava dam holding back Garibaldi Lake that has let go at various points in the past; Rubble Creek, the source of which is Garibaldi Lake, gets its name from the large boulder field created by successive degenerations of The Barrier.[2]