150 Mile House
150 Mile House is an unincorporated community of 1,172 people in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. It is located 15 km southeast of Williams [Lake, British Columbia|Williams Lake] on Highway 97.
150 Mile House was an important stop on the Cariboo Wagon Road during the Cariboo Gold Rush. Its name is derived from the distance from Lillooet, which was Mile 0 of the Old [Cariboo Road]. It is the junction for roads to the communities of Likely and Horsefly to the northeast.
History
In 1856, Thomas W. Davidson, was transporting goods to Fort Alexandria when he came across empty farmland near Williams Lake. The local Shuswap Chief granted Thomas permission to set up a farm on the land. He established a store and stopping house near the Cariboo Wagon Road. A community grew and prospered, during the Cariboo Gold Rush and became known as 150 Mile House.In 1913 the 150 Mile Courthouse was built beside Highway 97. It has been rescued from demolition twice and is the only evidence of 150 Mile House involvement with the government during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century leaving it an unincorporated community.