Can anyone tell when and how Dawson Creek BC. got its name? Its just that I am looking for lost cousins with the name Dawson. regards Ralph
Ralph Jepson wrote > Can anyone tell when and how Dawson Creek BC. got its name? > Its just that I am looking for lost cousins with the name Dawson. http://www.calverley.dawson-creek.bc.ca/Part5Contents.html "George Mercer Dawson did not discover the little river which bears his name -- the Beaver Indians hunted and trapped in the valley for countless generations before the first Europeans arrived. What Dr Dawson did first, though, was to report on the lush grasses and deep, fertile soils along his route from Fort Macleod to Edmonton in the summer of 1879. The small city of Dawson Creek honours this outstanding Canadian geologist." Regards; Dennice researching: Brûlè, Poirier, McFadden, Stephens, Michelsen, French, Brooks, Brown, Goudie, Vautrin pioneer families of British Columbia and their 'country wives' http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~goudied/index.html
Ralph: Try this website for starters: http://www.gdbc.gov.bc.ca/~bcnames/g2_search_options.htm BC Geographical Names. It mentions a George Mercer Dawson. Claudia -----Original Message----- From: Ralph Jepson [mailto:ralphjepson@argonet.co.uk] Sent: December 28, 2001 11:22 AM To: CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAN-BC] Dawson Creek Can anyone tell when and how Dawson Creek BC. got its name? Its just that I am looking for lost cousins with the name Dawson. regards Ralph ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== Visit the British Columbia Gen Web page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/
According to the book "1001 BC Place Names": It is named after George Mercer Dawson (1849-1901), the famous geologist who was the head of the Geological Survey of Canada. John in Vancouver ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Jepson" <ralphjepson@argonet.co.uk> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:22 AM Subject: [CAN-BC] Dawson Creek > Can anyone tell when and how Dawson Creek BC. got its name? > Its just that I am looking for lost cousins with the name Dawson. > regards > Ralph > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Visit the British Columbia Gen Web page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canbc/ > >