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Osoyoos Customs House
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Corporate body
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Osoyoos Customs House
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Dates of existence
1901-1930
History
The first Customs house was built in 1860. There were 8 customs houses all together. The Osoyoos Customs House was built in Osoyoos between 1901 and 1902. It remained in Osoyoos until 1930 when a new customs house was built at the Canada-US border. Both the Osoyoos customs house and the border customs house
had corrals beside them to hold livestock prior to inspection by a veterinarian. In Osoyoos, the veterinarian lived across the street from the customs house while the customs officer lived in the customs house itself.
had corrals beside them to hold livestock prior to inspection by a veterinarian. In Osoyoos, the veterinarian lived across the street from the customs house while the customs officer lived in the customs house itself.
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Osoyoos Museum Society
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Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created January 20, 2010
