Multicoloured plaque № 49956

Kamloops, BC, Canada

Riverside Park: Pig Farm to Park. The Shuswap Milling Company occupied riverfront land north of Lorne Street between 1st and 3rd Avenues. Besides a lumber mill, owner James McIntosh ran a flour mill and pig farm from 1878-1901. Public outcry forced the closure of the hog yard, and people replaced pi

gs along the riverfront and beach. The mill burned down in a massive fire in 1901. McIntosh died soon afterwards and his widow sold part of the land to the City for a park. Over the next few years, an

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