Black plaque № 50033

Kamloops, BC, Canada

Inland Cigar Factory. The Inland Cigar Factory was established in 1894 by George Borthwick. The following year, in 1895, the company was dramatically reorganized and refinanced, and this fine building erected. At the time of construction, 1st Avenue was in the middle of the thriving downtown commerc

ial district. The factory employed twenty-five workers who produced up to 4,000 cigars a day. Consultants from Cuba were brought in to show the workers how authentic Cuban cigars, made with blends of

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