Apr 23, 2013 | Lake Cowichan Gazette
"Through the Walls of Time" - eighth in a series on West Kootenay-Boundary place names
Aylwin City was intended to serve the Enterprise mine in the Slocan. Formerly known as Ten Mile and sometimes misspelled Alywin, Alwyn, or Alwin, the name honoured brother hoteliers George and Charlie Aylwin of New Denver.
Aylwin City: Visions of stock exchanges and railways
ABOVE: One of several tunnels at the Enterprise mine, 2006. The town of Aylwin grew up nearby.
Founded in 2011 by singer-songwriter Tenzin Chopak, the name Rockwood Ferry conjures up inspirational memories of a place in Ten Mile, Tenn, where he spent some of this youth.
Last of controversial signs torn down on former Houston estate
In August, the two brothers put up posters that showed graphic crime scene photos of their 2006 shootout with a Roane County deputy near their home in Ten Mile.
Leon Houston's ex-lawyer takes charge of Houston land
Attorney James Logan talks with Lisa Burris in Roane County Probate Courtroom just before he was appointed administrator Tuesday, Feb.