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Clemina

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British Columbia. Railway Point
CNR, S of Albreda
52.5833 N 119.1 W — Map 83D/11 — Google — GeoHack
Earliest known reference to this name is 1917 (BC map 3J)
Name officially adopted in 1961
Not currently an official name
79 miles west of the Yellowhead Pass on the Canadian National Railway
Mile 97 in Albreda Subdivision (Jasper to Blue River as of 1977)
Canadian Northern Railway station built in 1915
This railway point appears on:
Canadian National Railway map 1925

In September 1913, newlyweds Clemina Pearl (Cox) (born ca. 1890) and Charles Wilfrid Buckle came to Thompson Crossing, where Charles was construction engineer for the Canadian Northern Railway. From her home in Vancouver in 1983, Clemina Buckle wrote, “There had been eleven brides in there and each one had something named after her. My husband drew the maps. He named two places after me. I have never been back but look upon those two years as the happiest of my life.”

Clemina (Station) adopted by the BC Geographical Names Office in 1961 as labelled on BC map 3J, 1917, and on 1950 edition of 83/SW. Rescinded 15 December 1989.

References:

  • Valemount Historic Society. Yellowhead Pass and its People. Valemount, B.C.: 1984
  • British Columbia Geographical Names. Clemina
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Albreda (railway point)

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Alberta. Locality
Canadian National Railway, N of junction of Albreda River and North Thompson River
52.6375 N 119.1625 W — Map 83D/11 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1956
Official in BC – Canada
74 miles west of the Yellowhead Pass on the Canadian National Railway
Mile 92 in Albreda Subdivision (Jasper to Blue River as of 1977)
Canadian Northern Railway station built in 1915
This locality appears on:
Canadian National Railway map 1925

Named in association with Albreda Lake, a name dating to 1863.

During construction of the Canadian Northern Railway around 1915, Albreda had the first telegraph in the area. Albreda was the inspection point for the Blue River–Jasper subdivision of the rail line. The Albreda post office was open from 1923 to 1948, and again from 1956 to 1959. The small settlement was the site of a Japanese internment camp during World War II.

The original Albreda station was on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway line, as indicated on Arthur Wheeler’s 1912 topographical map of the Mount Robson region and on British Columbia Pre-emptor’s map 3H, 1914. That early station was located just east of Tête Jaune Cache and repositioned westward as shown Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919.

Albreda may have had a CNoR 3rd Class depot at one time.

References:

  • Bohi, Charles W. Canadian National’s Western Depots. The Country Stations in Western Canada. Railfare Enterprises, 1977
  • British Columbia Geographical Names. Albreda
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