Place names in the Canadian Rockies

Dunster
Feature type: Community
Province: British Columbia
Location: On CNR, S of junction of Fraser & Raush Rivers
Latitude: 53°07'00" N
Longitude: 119°50'00" W
NTS map: 83E/4
An official name listed at the BC Geographical Names Information System
Pre-emptor’s cabin, Dunster, 1915
Pre-emptor’s cabin, Dunster, 1915

B.C. Forest Service
Image courtesy of BC Archives
Call Number: NA-03929

Dunster was named by a railway inspector after his home village in Somerset, England. The Dunster post office opened in 1915.

References:

Topping, William. A checklist of British Columbia post offices. Vancouver: published by the author, 7430 Angus Drive, 1983.

Wheeler, Marilyn. The Robson Valley Story. McBride, B.C.: Robson Valley Story Group, 1979.
  Available at the Glenbow Library: Call Number 971.18 R667r

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15 February 2003