In 1901, prospector Mickey Monaghan's 174-acre (0.70 km2) preemption of Lot 2355 (today's north shore Taghum) converted into a Crown grant.

The name from Chinook Jargon means six, which was the mileage distance east to the Nelson wharf, or west to Bonnington Falls.

Around 1907, John Bell and A.G. Lambert moved their sawmill from Lebahdo (also Chinook Jargon) to Sproule Creek (immediately east of the Monaghan property), but no evidence exists that Bell, who later served as Nelson's mayor, conferred the name upon Taghum.

[3] In 1931, the steel bridge was raised 2.1 metres (7 ft) to accommodate the reservoir for the Corra Linn Dam.

[6] On the south shore, the area was called Davenport, underpinned by the Granite Poorman mine, which became one of the strongest producers in the district.

During the C&KR construction in 1890, Davenport was the headquarters for contractor Hugh F. Keefer, and the railway unloaded supplies at the landing.

The acreage, named "Dorogotsennoye" (priceless in Russian), proved challenging to farm, and was submerged in 1931 by the dam.

Unwilling to continue covering the unacceptable risks associated with Freedomite arson, the insurers cancelled fire coverage on all schools in the Nelson District.

[25] 1968: A highways snow plow, which stalled on the railway tracks, was pushed about 23 metres (75 ft) by freight train.