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On to White Rock: A Building's Journey Through Time

 
Lumberjacks at work. Logging trains were a frequent sight in White Rock in the early 20th century.
19 of 158 		The Campbell River Lumber mill
20 of 158 		Lily Hood and Dorothy Reichenback
21 of 158 		A family poses beside a logging train on their way to the beach.
22 of 158 		A real estate map.
23 of 158 		As the popularity of the beach for summer visitors increased, so did real estate activity.
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The international border crossing near White Rock.
25 of 158 		A giant cedar dwarfs a young boy. Trees like this were gone by the 1930s.
26 of 158 		A typical White Rock camping scene.
27 of 158 		Over the years White Rock steadily gained in popularity as a recreation spot.
28 of 158 		White, Shiles and Co. Campers Supplies, and Realtors.
29 of 158 		Philp's General Store and post office.
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Each summer more cottages and summer houses were built, replacing tents and shacks.
31 of 158 		The new train station shortly after it opened.
32 of 158 		A group of people wait outside the new station for a train to Vancouver or Seattle.
33 of 158 		A family waits for the train on the east platform.
34 of 158 		A north bound train rolls by the station.
35 of 158 		Semiahmoo Bay at low tide. The recently built station is a prominent new feature in the landscape.
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