<p>Caption on mount:  Wilmer, British Columbia, in the Windermere Valley
Filed in British Columbia--Wilmer</p>
<p>In 1807 David Thompson, perhaps the world's foremost explorer and map maker, established Kootenay House near present day Wilmer. From here Thompson started his famous exploration of the ColumbiaRiver, the third largest river in North America,eventually travelling the entire river to its mouth at what is now Portland, Oregon.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Cities &amp; towns--British Columbia</li>
<li>Subjects (LCSH): Wilmer (B.C.)</li></ul>
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circa 1917 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1917-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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