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Craigellachie, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Craigellachie, BC Craigellachie (IPA: /kɹəˈgɛləxi/, but /k/ or /h/ can be substituted for /x/; /ˌkɹeɪgəˈlæki/ is another common pronunciation) is a locality in British Columbia, Canada, located several kilometres to the west of the Eagle Pass summit. |
 | | It was named after the village of Craigellachie on the River Spey in Moray, Scotland, the ancestral home of Sir George Stephen, the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). |
 | | Craigellachie is most famous for being the site of the "Last Spike" of the CPR, driven by Sir Donald Smith, a director of the CPR, on November 7, 1885. |
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