Beaver Pass House Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N side Lightning Creek, W of Wells and Barkerville, Cariboo Land District

Mapped Location

Beaver Pass House: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Beaver Pass House

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Beaver Pass House

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

Name Description
Beaver Pass House Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Beaver Pass House

References to Beaver Pass House that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 24 March 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 335A, Willow River, as labelled on Amos Bowman's 1885 map of the Cariboo Mining District, and on BC map 3G, 1919 & 1935 (file W.1.35).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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A former road house established during the Cariboo gold rush. "Beaver Pass" identified in 1961 census, population 17; by August 1965 the Beaver Pass roadhouse had collapsed, but a coffee shop & gas station had been built near the former roadhouse.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Cariboo Regional District

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Last updated: 2023-09-27