8-519: (Redirected from Three Lake Valley ) Three Lakes Valley can refer to: Fountain Valley (British Columbia) (officially Three Lake Valley) Three Lakes Valley (Nevada) Three Lakes Valley (South Orkney Islands) Martin Valley , South Georgia (unofficial local name) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
16-680: Is under the governance of the Lytton First Nation , are reserves of the Fountain First Nation . Lytton First Nation The Lytton First Nation ( Thompson : ƛ̓q̓əmci̓n ), a First Nations band government, has its headquarters at Lytton in the Fraser Canyon region of the Canadian province of British Columbia . While it is the largest of all Nlaka'pamux bands, unlike all other governments of
24-751: The Fountain Indian Band located in this valley are Fountain Creek Indian Reserve No. 8 , Fountain Indian Reserve No. 4 , and Fountain Indian Reserve No. 12 , all on Fountain Creek north of the Fountain Lakes, Chilhil Indian Reserve No. 6 , south of Chilhil Lake, Fish Lake Indian Reserve No. 7 at the south end of Cinquefoil Lake. and Quatlenemo Indian Reserve No. 5 . All except Fish Lake IR 7, which
32-761: The Fountain Lakes Valley , is a valley and rural community located on the east flank of Fountain Ridge , just east of the town of Lillooet, British Columbia , Canada and immediately south of the Indian reserve community of Fountain . The valley is historically significant as part of the River Trail , which ran up the length of the Fraser River from Yale to Big Bar and beyond, diverging at various points to connect to trails farther east and with
40-585: The Old Cariboo Road at Fountain, then known as the Upper Fountains and an important junction and staging-ground for freight wagons and travellers bound northwards to the Cariboo goldfields . The trail through the valley, which developed into a wagon road whose roadgrade is largely used by today's road through the valley, climbs a steep grade from its southern end, near Fountainview Farms on
48-614: The Fraser, and descends relatively gently towards Fountain. The three lakes in the valley, which give it its official name, are Cinquefoil Lake , Kwotlenemo Lake (aka Fountain Lake), and Chilhil Lake , the three of them collectively being known as the Fountain Lakes There are many recreational dwellings and small ranches forming a community in the valley, which is something of a rural "suburb" of Lillooet. Indian reserves of
56-789: The Nlaka'pamux (Thompson) people, it is not a member of any of the three Nlaka'pamux tribal councils , which are the Nicola Tribal Association , the Fraser Canyon Indian Administration and the Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council . The Lytton First Nation figure prominently in the history of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush (1858-1860) and of the associated Fraser Canyon War (1858). At Lytton, then still called Kumsheen , leaders of
64-561: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Three_Lakes_Valley&oldid=897007770 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fountain Valley (British Columbia) Fountain Valley , officially named Three Lake Valley and also known as
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