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The remains of the pilings used to support the CPR Transfer Wharves at Nelson

The remains of the pilings used to support the CPR Transfer Wharves at Nelson. The structure was first built in 1892, and improved and enlarged in 1901 to accommodate the increased traffic on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. Image courtesy of Touchstones Nelson Archives

Remains of a wooden barge near Creston Wooden Barge near Creston Remains of SS Kuskanook Keelson of SS Kuskanook Bow of SS Kuskanook SS Kuskanook, Spring 2008 The boiler and portion of the hull from the tug Hosmer, Spring 2008 Tug Hosmer, Spring 2008 CPR Nelson Shipyard ways The remains of the pilings used to support the CPR Transfer Wharves at Nelson The CPR Transfer Wharves at low water, Spring 2008 The remains of the structure used to transfer railcars on and off the barges The remains of the CPR Transfer Wharves, Nelson SS Kokanee wreckage Remains of SS Kokanee SS Kokanee dive SS Kuskanook Boxcar truck above the deeper wreckage Boxcar wreckage SS Ainsworth remote dive Remains of old Nelson wharves by airport Surveying old Nelson wharves by airport Surveying Nelson wharves Hosmer at low water

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