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| | Gold Rush Trail, Then and Now : Williams Lake |
 | | Having established a roadhouse farm at the foot of Williams Lake in 1860 Thomas Davidson sold the ranch to Thomas Menefee, a partner of Peter Dunlevy in the discovery of gold at Little Horsefly Creek in 1859. |
 | | For over 50 years, Williams Lake remained a backwater, until 1919, and the arrival of the PGE railway owner of the Williams Lake property at this time was Robert Borland, who sold the land to the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Co., giving rise to the eventual development of the town of Williams Lake. |
 | | Today the City of Williams Lake, with a population of 10, 472 is located halfway between Kamloops and Prince George, and has remained a major ranching centre through the years. |
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