East Arrow Park Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. E side of The Narrows (Columbia River) between Upper and Lower Arrow Lakes, SW of Nakusp, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

East Arrow Park: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on East Arrow Park

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for East Arrow Park

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
East Arrow Park Official

 

Origin Notes and History of East Arrow Park

References to East Arrow Park that document the origin of its place name

East Arrow Park (Post Office) adopted 5 March 1953 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 18, as labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915, and BC Lands' map 4H, 1926, and in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, etc. Form of name changed to East Arrow Park (locality) 29 November 1984 on Ottawa file 203-2.

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East Arrow Park Post Office was opened 1 March 1913; closed 20 November 1969.

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CPR Steamer service between Arrow Park and East Arrow Park discontinued per CPR timetable 64, 20 April 1954; Interior Tug & Transport of Castlegar operated a ferry beginning in 1955. At some point the Department of Highways took over operation of the ferry (identified in 1959 government transportation services lists). With the construction of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam at Castlegar, and creation of the Arrow Lakes reservoir, much of this community will disappear ("The New Outlook for The Arrow Lakes", BC Hydro & Power Authority newsletter, June 1965, p.15). Ferry service to cease operation 31 March 1969. Ferry service re-instated May 1974, running from Lot 8037 (East Arrow Park) north to Lot 9321 (Arrow Park) according to 1988 advice from Highways Department, Nelson.

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Population 61 (1956 Census); 65 (1966 Census); 12 (1971 Census); 11 (1976 Census).

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Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27