British Columbia. Former name: Fraser River drainage
Confluence of Nechako River and Fraser River
53.9131 N 122.7453 W — Map 093G15 — Google — GeoHack
Not currently an official name.
Confluence of Nechako River and Fraser River
53.9131 N 122.7453 W — Map 093G15 — Google — GeoHack
Not currently an official name.
234 miles west of the Yellowhead Pass on the Canadian National Railway
This former name appears on:
BC Lands Central BC 1892
Brownlee’s map Province of BC 1893
Frederick Talbot’s map GTP 1910
BC Lands Central BC 1892
Brownlee’s map Province of BC 1893
Frederick Talbot’s map GTP 1910
Fort George, modern-day Prince George, was a fur trading post founded in 1807 by Simon Fraser [1776–1862] of the North West Company and named after King George III of Great Britain.
The Carrier (Dakelh) name for this place at the meeting of the Nechako and Fraser rivers is Thle-et-leh, meaning “the confluence.”
The fur-trading post Fort Astoria, built by the Pacific Fur Company at the mouth of the Columbia Riverin 1811, was renamed Fort George in 1813 when the North West Company bought out the assets of the Pacific Fur Company.
References:
- British Columbia Geographical Names. Prince George