Balanced on a Cliff Traditional Cache
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A Historical area in the town of Enderby. This gated community has spectacular views of the valley for those who take the time to hike up to the top of the park like setting. For some this cache could be considered a drive up. However it is our intention that you take the time to explore.
The cache is in the garden box to the left of the gate.
Overlander Alexander Leslie Fortune pre-empted land in 1866, thus becoming the first white settler in the North Okanagan. Fortune's place on the bend in the Shuswap River made an ideal stopping spot for steamboats and paddlewheelers from Kamloops shipping supplies to settlers in the Okanagan. There is a memorial plaque at the Anglican Church across the street from where the "tree is watching" cache.
Enderby was named in 1887 after a Jean Ingelow poem, in which the villagers were saved from a rising tide of water by the chiming of church bells playing the tune The Bridges of Enderby. With the completion of the Shuswap and Okanagan Railroad in 1892, the small town began to grow and prosper, with the construction of a flour mill, sawmill and brickyard by 1895. The business district expanded accordingly, and the decision was made to incorporate the city in 1905. Present population is 3,134
The Enderby Indian Cemetery was the first burial site in the township it is along Highway 97 well worth a stroll through but very busy traffic wise along the highway. Not long after incorporation of the city the Cliffside Cemetery was formed. The first resident was Andrew Glen in 1912. This is still an active cemetery please respect any events taking place.
The Shuswap River has retained its importance as a navigable river, but canoeists and kayakers have taken the place of steamboats. The river now links the small developed communities in the rural district, from Kingfisher in the east to Mara in the north, and the city of Enderby remains the centre of services for the rural area.
Vernon & District Family History Society is in the process of creating a list and historical internet page for this location
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