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Mile 51.3 (km 82.9) Alaska Highway

Mile 51.3 (km 82.9) – Historic Mile 52 Charlie Lake A supply depot for points north during the highway construction. Twelve American soldiers stationed at Charlie Lake died in May 1942 when their pontoon boat sank.

Mile 47 (km 75.6) Alaska Highway

Population: 20,155 Late in the 18th century forts were established along the Peace River to service fur traders, then a population boom in 1942 as an Alaska Highway construction camp. Today Fort St. John is a transportation hub for the Peace River region and Northern...