Eastgate
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | At E entrance of E.C. Manning Provincial Park, S of Princeton, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°08'15"N, 120°36'48"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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The dual name "Eastgate (community) / (Manning Park Post Office)" was adopted 30 June 1982 on 92H/2. The dual name dismantled into its' component parts, Eastgate (community) and Manning Park (Post Office), in July 1993 by Ottawa; BOTH names to be labelled on BC maps Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Manning Park Post Office was opened 2 July 1953, located at 49 04 - 120 47 in the community of Manning Park. The post office was relocated 1 April 1977 to the community of Eastgate, at the east entrance to the park. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |