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Shere Creek |
Feature type: Creek (1)
Province: British Columbia Location: Flows NE into Fraser River, SE of Horsey Creek Latitude: 53°01'00" N Longitude: 119°36'00" W NTS map: 83E/4 |
| An official name listed at the BC Geographical Names Information System | |
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Shere was the construction engineer on this section of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The name is plotted on the Provincial Pre-emptor’s map of 1919. The Shere post office was open from 1923 to 1944. Less than ten examples of the cancellation mark are known in collections. References: CN (Canadian National Railway). Transportation planning branch, Edmonton, and historical office, Montréal. . Topping, William. A checklist of British Columbia post offices. Vancouver: published by the author, 7430 Angus Drive, 1983. | |
| Comments? | Spiral Road- Place Names - 22 September 2002 |