| Fort Steele, British Columbia | |
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 Commercial buildings, Fort Steele, 2006 | |
| Location | East Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada |
| Founded | 1864 |
| Governing body | Friends of Fort Steele Society (non-profit), Heritage Branch, Province of British Columbia |
| Website | www |
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Fort Steele is a heritage site in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. This visitor attraction lies on the east shore of the Kootenay River between the mouths of the St. Mary River and Wild Horse River.[1] The locality, on the merged section of highways 93 and 95, is by road about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Cranbrook and 230 kilometres (143 mi) southeast of Golden.