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British Columbia, Canada
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Rossland, city, southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The city is located at the head of Trail Creek Valley, in the Selkirk Mountains, just to the north of the U.S. (Washington) border. Gold was discovered on Red Mountain in 1887, and a settlement grew up there. The town site and surrounding area were acquired in 1892 by a prospector, Ross Thompson, after whom the town was named Thompson; it was renamed Rossland in 1894. Between 1890 and 1916 Rossland was a booming gold-mining town. It is now chiefly residential. Most of its working population is employed at nearby plants at Warfield, Tadanac, and Trail. Rossland’s Red and Granite Mountain complex forms a huge ski resort development. The Rossland Historical Museum is near the top of Le Roi Mine. Inc. city, 1897. Pop. (2006) 3,278; (2011) 3,556.

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