W.S. Fletcher had big plans for a townsite 21 miles north of Westbridge. It was all for naught
William Chambers set up a hotel at the south end of Duck Lake, fashioned as Chambers City
William Chambers set up a hotel at the south end of Duck Lake, fashioned as Chambers City
Goat River Crossing and Hyde Park among forgotten names associated with Creston
Two hundred nineteenth in a series on West Kootenay Boundary place names
Officials were left puzzled when they received post office applications for both Creston and Sirdar
Officials were left puzzled when they received post office applications for both Creston and Sirdar
Creston was formerly called Sirdar, and Sirdar was formerly Creston. Or were they?
Creston was formerly called Sirdar, and Sirdar was formerly Creston. Or were they?
Ernest Mansfield was responsible for several local place names, but none of them survive
Ernest Mansfield was responsible for several local place names, but none of them survive
We begin a second trip through the alphabet, looking at places small and forgotten (by us)
We begin a second trip through the alphabet, looking at places small and forgotten (by us)
Our weekly series reaches the end of the alphabet.
Our weekly series reaches the end of the alphabet.
In Norse mythology, Ymir is pronounced ee-mer. So why do we say why-mer instead?
In Norse mythology, Ymir is pronounced ee-mer. So why do we say why-mer instead?
Is it Wyndel, Wynndel, Wyndell, or Wynndell? Where did it come from and how do you pronounce it?
Is it Wyndel, Wynndel, Wyndell, or Wynndell? Where did it come from and how do you pronounce it?
The man who lent his name to Woodbury Creek wrote and lectured about Ralph Waldo Emerson.
