British Columbia. Creek: Columbia River drainage
Flows N into Canoe River
52.7653 N 119.2489 W — Map 083D14 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1919 (BC map 3H)
Name officially adopted in 1961
Official in BC – Canada
Flows N into Canoe River
52.7653 N 119.2489 W — Map 083D14 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1919 (BC map 3H)
Name officially adopted in 1961
Official in BC – Canada
The camp was that of Canadian Pacific Railway surveyor Roderick McLennan [1805-1908], who wintered here in 1871–72.
Not associated with the famous Boat Encampment of David Thompson [1770–1857] (also known as Canoe Encampment).
References:
- MacGregor, James Grierson. Overland by the Yellowhead. Saskatoon: Western Producer, 1974. Internet Archive
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