Allenby, British Columbia
| Allenby | |
|---|---|
  Allenby Location of Allenby in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°25′00″N 120°31′00″W / 49.41667°N 120.51667°WCoordinates: 49°25′00″N 120°31′00″W / 49.41667°N 120.51667°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 British Columbia |
Allenby was an important copper-mining company town in the Similkameen Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, just south of the town of Princeton. It was for a short time the location of the Copper Mountain post office but that name was reinstated to its original site when the neighbouring Copper Mountain mining town, affiliated with the same mine (the Copper Mountain Mine of the Canadian Copper Company), was revived.
Allenby was named for Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby (1861-1936), British field marshal in Egypt and Palestine in World War I (he was the first Viscount Allenby, 1919, later Lord Allenby).
See also
- Copper Mountain, British Columbia
- Similkameen Mining District
- John Fall Allison
References
- BCGNIS listing "Copper Mountain (abandoned locality)"
- BC Govt MINFILE Record Summary "Copper Mountain"
- BCGNIS listing "Allenby (abandoned locality)"
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