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
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
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
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 Rescinded 15 December 1989.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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