2016.005.251 Hank Hopp’s house moved from Edgewood to Inonoaklin Valley

Accession Num: 2016.005.251

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Document Date: 1967-06-10 - --

Donors: Annette Devlin and Brian Hopp

Creators: Doris Hopp

Keywords: 1960s, Arrow Lakes flooding (Columbia River Treaty), automobiles, barge, building relocation, Hopp; Bert, Hopp; Cornelia 'Corrie' (deGans), Hopp; Doris (Keffer), Hopp; Hank, and Lower Arrow Lake

Locations: Edgewood

Physical Description:
1 colour digital photograph (3655 pixels x 3616 pixels)

Notes:
Flatbed truck lifting Hank Hopp & Corrie Hopp off its foundations at Edgewood, 10 June 1967. The house was moved to the Hopp family farm in the Inonoaklin Valley north of Edgewood in advance of the Edgewood townsite's flooding by the construction of Arrow Dam the following year. Bert Hopp and Doris Hopp moved into the house in autumn 1968.

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