British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Flows SW into McLennan River
52°52’00” N 119°22’00” W — Map 83D/14 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1963
Official in BC – Canada
Flows SW into McLennan River
52°52’00” N 119°22’00” W — Map 83D/14 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1963
Official in BC – Canada
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
- Valemount Historic Society. Yellowhead Pass and its People. Valemount, B.C.: 1984
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