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The Doukhobor Gazetteer - Search Details
Lebahdo
In 1906, the Canadian Pacific Railway built a lumber siding fifteen miles northwest of Nelson, British Columbia on the east bank of the Slocan River. It was originally named Watson Siding after Alfred G. Watson (1865-1949) who pre-empted the land on which the siding was built in 1903 and established a sawmill there in 1905. Within several months, the name was changed to Lebahdo, the Chinook jargon word for “shingle”. A small hamlet was formed by English and later Doukhobor settlers. Situated near several communal Doukhobor settlements (1912-1963), Lebahdo has been an important centre of Doukhobor activity. Following the demise of the CCUB in 1937-1939, Doukhobors established a number of businesses, organizations and private residences in Lebahdo. Today, this small, unincorporated logging community is known as Lebahdo Flats (2006 pop. 112). [49° 36' 0" N - 117° 35' 0" W]
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