Abrams Creek

British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Flows N into Holmes River
53.3392 N 119.7275 W — Map 83E/5 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 2010
Official in BCCanada

When a name for this creek was required for a water licence application, the British Columbia Geographical Names Office chose Abrams Creek to recall Ted Abrams, a Tête Jaune trapper from the years before the First World War who participated in the McBride trappers’ exchange for many years.

References:

  • Wheeler, Marilyn [1932–2016]. The Robson Valley Story. McBride, B.C.: Sternwheeler Press, 2008, pp 18, 228, 252, 360
  • British Columbia Geographical Names. Abrams Creek

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