Carmi, British Columbia

Carmi
Carmi
	Carmi Location of Carmi in British Columbia
	Coordinates: 49°30′00″N 119°07′00″W / 49.50000°N 119.11667°W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia

Carmi (/ˈkɑːrmaɪ/ KAR-my)^[1] is a hamlet in the Boundary Country region of southern British Columbia. The town is on the west side of the West Kettle River, east of Penticton, on Hwy 33.^[2] Carmi emerged as a silver mining camp just after the turn of the 20th century, named after the nearby mine owned by James C. Dale from Carmi, Illinois.^[3]

By 1910, Carmi comprised crude log cabins and a hotel owned by "Trapper" Smith. When the mine closed, the town mostly disappeared after three decades of existence.^[4] Passenger train service ceased in the early 1960s. The abandoned Smith House hotel burnt to the ground in 2000.^[5]

Although comprising a few residences, most of the old cabins have disappeared with time.^[6]

Train Timetables (Regular stop or Flag stop)
Year	1918	1929	1935	1943	1948	1954	1955	1961
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Type	Regular	Regular	Regular	Regular	Regular	Reg/Flag	Reg/Flag	Flag

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Carmi
Carmi Location of Carmi in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°30′00″N 119°07′00″W / 49.50000°N 119.11667°W / 49.50000; -119.11667
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia