1001 British Columbia Place Names

Akridd, G.P.V and Helen B.

Vancouver, 1969

By Discovery Press
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Hard Covers, Brodart-wrapped dust jacket, 195 pages, 6.5x9.25 in [16x23.5 cm].
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Dust jacket: edgeworn, chipped, closed tears, flaps show age tanning.
Book: top edge dust stained, page margins age tanned.

Notes

Alphabetically arranged entries for 1,001 towns, cities, rivers, mountains, and regions in B.C. Each entry outlines how the name originated—drawing from Indigenous languages, exploration and fur-trade history, colonial settlement, notable individuals, geography, and occasional local legends.

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