Boothroyd, British Columbia

Boothroyd
Location of Boothroyd in British Columbia

Boothroyd (/ˈbθrɔɪd/ BOOTH-royd) is a settlement in the Fraser Canyon region of British Columbia, just north of Boston Bar-North Bend. It sits on a flat, alluvial bench which is some of the only flat land in the Fraser Canyon. It was the site of a Cariboo Roadhouse, run by a man named Boothroyd. Later it was a camp for Canadian Pacific Railway chinese construction workers in 1882-4. Fruit farming and ranching also other activities.[1]

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Coordinates: 49°31′26″N 121°25′52″W / 49.524°N 121.431°W / 49.524; -121.431

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