Name officially adopted in 1963
Feature type: Creek
Province: British Columbia
Location: Flows SW into McLennan River
Latitude: 52°52’00” N
Longitude: 119°22’00” W
NTS map: 83D/14
Official name listed at BC Geographical Names
Also listed at Geographical Names in Canada
Google Maps
Feature type: Creek
Province: British Columbia
Location: Flows SW into McLennan River
Latitude: 52°52’00” N
Longitude: 119°22’00” W
NTS map: 83D/14
Official name listed at BC Geographical Names
Also listed at Geographical Names in Canada
Google Maps
During the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern Pacific railways in the 1910s, contractor Denny (or “Dinny”) Hogan had a camp below Overlander Falls, on both sides of the Fraser River. But is he associated with the naming of this creek?
References:
- Wheeler, Marilyn. The Robson Valley Story. McBride, B.C.: Robson Valley Story Group, 1979
- Yellowhead Pass and its people. Valemount, B.C.: Valemount Historic Society, 1984
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