100 Mile House travel guide

100 Mile House (or One Hundred Mile House) is a district municipality located in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia, Canada (51°38'60.00"N 121°16'48.00"W).
100 Mile House was originally known as Bridge Creek House, named after the creek running through the area. Its origins as a Canadian settlement go back to the time when Thomas Miller owned a collection of ramshackle buildings serving the traffic of the fur trade. It acquired its current name during the Cariboo Gold Rush where a roadhouse was constructed in 1862, as a resting point for travellers moving between Kamloops and Fort Alexandria, which was 98 miles north of 100 Mile House.
The roadhouse was located 100 miles up the Old Cariboo Road that originated at Lillooet (the beginning of involved land travel after a series of river, numerous lakes, and portage trails). In 1930, Lord Martin Cecil left England to come to 100 Mile House and manage the estate owned by his father, the Marquess of Exeter. The town, which at the time consisted of the roadhouse, a general store, a post office, telegraph office and a power plant, had a population of 12. The original road house burned down in 1937.
At present, 100 Mile House is the primary service centre for the South Cariboo and has a population of approximately 2,000. The service area has a population roughly ten times the size of the town. It includes the communities of Lac La Hache, Forest Grove, Lone Butte, Bridge Lake, 70 Mile House, and 108 Mile Ranch, the largest residential centre between Kamloops and Williams Lake. The primary industries of 100 Mile House are forestry and ranching. Log home building and tourism are also an important part of the community. (...) more....