British Columbia. Road
Follows CNR, SE of McBride
Roads are not in the official geographical names databases
Follows CNR, SE of McBride
Roads are not in the official geographical names databases
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Eddy Road
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Eddy Creek
British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Flows NE into Fraser SE of McBride
53.2508 N 120.1081 W — Map 093H01 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1965
Official in BC – Canada
Flows NE into Fraser SE of McBride
53.2508 N 120.1081 W — Map 093H01 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1965
Official in BC – Canada
This creek appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919
An eddy is a circular motion in water, a small whirlpool.
The Eddy Post Office was open from 1945 to 1947.
References:
- Topping, William. A checklist of British Columbia post offices. Vancouver: published by the author, 7430 Angus Drive, 1983
Eddy
British Columbia. Locality
On Canadian National Railway SE of McBride, between Eddy Creek and Raush Valley (railway point)
53.2364 N 120.0692 W — Map 093H01 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1911 (GTP map)
Name officially adopted in 1983
Official in BC – Canada
On Canadian National Railway SE of McBride, between Eddy Creek and Raush Valley (railway point)
53.2364 N 120.0692 W — Map 093H01 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1911 (GTP map)
Name officially adopted in 1983
Official in BC – Canada
83 miles west of the Yellowhead Pass on the Canadian National Railway
Mile 57 in Tete Jaune Subdivision (Red Pass to McBride as of 1977)
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station built in 1913
Mile 57 in Tete Jaune Subdivision (Red Pass to McBride as of 1977)
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station built in 1913
This locality appears on:
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map [ca. 1912]
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway timetable 1914
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map ca. 1918
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map 1919
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map [ca. 1912]
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway timetable 1914
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map ca. 1918
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map 1919
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations
Eddy Station, 1947.
Robert Frear
Site of a Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station (Mile 83) between Raush Valley and McBride.
In 1918 Eddy had three settlers, according to Wrigley’s Directory, dwindling to only a section crew by 1928. In the late 1930s it blossomed into a sawmill community until the late 1960s.
The Eddy Post Office was open from 1945 to 1947.
I remember this station was still standing in about ’63, but the CNR burned it down shortly thereafter.
— Robert Frear, Memories of Eddy, British Columbia.
References:
- Wrigley Directories, Limited. Wrigley’s British Columbia Directory. Vancouver: 1918. Internet Archive
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East Twin Creek
British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Flows W into Fraser NW of McKale River
53.4572 N 120.4103 W — Map 093H08 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1965
Official in BC – Canada
Flows W into Fraser NW of McKale River
53.4572 N 120.4103 W — Map 093H08 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1965
Official in BC – Canada
This creek appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919 [East Twin Cr. (Kennedy)]
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919 [East Twin Cr. (Kennedy)]
Descriptive of its mouth near that of West Twin Creek.
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Dyke Road
Feature type: road
Province: British Columbia
Location: Forks off Hwy 16 near Doré River
Province: British Columbia
Location: Forks off Hwy 16 near Doré River
Dunster
British Columbia. Community
On Canadian National Railway, S of junction of Fraser River and Raush River
53.1242 N 119.8378 W — Map 083E04 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1914 (Grand Trunk Pacific timetable)
Name officially adopted in 1982
Official in BC – Canada
On Canadian National Railway, S of junction of Fraser River and Raush River
53.1242 N 119.8378 W — Map 083E04 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1914 (Grand Trunk Pacific timetable)
Name officially adopted in 1982
Official in BC – Canada
70 miles west of the Yellowhead Pass on the Canadian National Railway
Mile 43 in Tete Jaune Subdivision (Red Pass to McBride as of 1977)
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station built in 1913. Now a museum
Mile 43 in Tete Jaune Subdivision (Red Pass to McBride as of 1977)
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station built in 1913. Now a museum
This community appears on:
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway timetable 1914
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map ca. 1918
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway timetable 1914
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway map ca. 1918
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations
Grand Trunk Pacific railway station at Dunster (Mile 70) was named by a railway inspector after Dunster, his home village in Somerset, England. The Dunster post office opened in 1915.
References:
- Wheeler, Marilyn. The Robson Valley Story. McBride, B.C.: Robson Valley Story Group, 1979
- Topping, William. A checklist of British Columbia post offices. Vancouver: published by the author, 7430 Angus Drive, 1983
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Dungeon Peak
Alberta-BC boundary. Peak
Near headwaters Geikie Creek
52.6864 N 118.2958 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack — Bivouac
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
Elevation: 3129 m
Near headwaters Geikie Creek
52.6864 N 118.2958 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack — Bivouac
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
Elevation: 3129 m
This peak appears on:
Boundary Commission Sheet 28 (surveyed in 1921)
Boundary Commission Sheet 28 (surveyed in 1921)
This feature was named by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission in 1921. One of The Ramparts.
References:
- Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953], and Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. Report of the Commission appointed to delimit the boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Part II. 1917 to 1921. From Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass.. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1924. Whyte Museum
- Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953], and Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Parts IIIA & IIIB, 1918 to 1924. From Yellowhead Pass Northerly. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1925. Whyte Museum
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Driscoll Creek
British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Flows N into Fraser S of Longworth
53.8661 N 121.4308 W — Map 093H14 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1923
Official in BC – Canada
Flows N into Fraser S of Longworth
53.8661 N 121.4308 W — Map 093H14 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1923
Official in BC – Canada
This name was approved by the Geographic Board of Canada in 1923.
Perhaps it was named after Alfred Driscol, who became a Dominion Land Surveyor in 1872. In 1893 he served on a preliminary Alaska-Canada boundary survey, and in 1905 surveyed the Victoria Trail out of Edmonton. As early as 1917 he suggested that the abandoned railway grade between Edmonton and Jasper offered a foundation for a highway, and with Charles H. Grant, president of the Edmonton Good Roads Association, agitated for a road to Jasper. His last year of active practice as a surveyor was 1931. There is no indication that he ever worked in the Robson Valley.
References:
- MacGregor, James Grierson. Pack Saddles to Tête Jaune Cache. Edmonton: Hurtig, 1962 (reprint 1973)
- Andrews, Gerald Smedley [1903–2005]. Professional Land Surveyors of British Columbia. Cumulative nominal roll. Victoria: Corporation of Land Surveyors of British Columbia, 1978
- Valemount Historic Society. Yellowhead Pass and its People. Valemount, B.C.: 1984
- British Columbia Geographical Names. Driscoll Creek
Drawbridge Peak
Alberta-BC boundary. Peak
Headwaters of Geikie Creek
52.7036 N 118.3261 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
Headwaters of Geikie Creek
52.7036 N 118.3261 W — Map 083D09 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1951
Official in BC – Canada
Probably named by the the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission in 1921.
References:
- Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953], and Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. Report of the Commission appointed to delimit the boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Part II. 1917 to 1921. From Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass.. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1924. Whyte Museum
- Cautley, Richard William [1873–1953], and Wheeler, Arthur Oliver [1860–1945]. Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Parts IIIA & IIIB, 1918 to 1924. From Yellowhead Pass Northerly. Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General, 1925. Whyte Museum
Dorman Road
Feature type: road
Province: British Columbia
Location: Forks off River Bend Road
Province: British Columbia
Location: Forks off River Bend Road