Fountain
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Fraser River, just N of Lillooet, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°44'59"N, 121°53'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92I/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Fountain (railway station) adopted 6 October 1936 on 92 I. Form of name changed to Fountain (locality) 15 April 1983 on 92I/13. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The Fountain is given as the original name of Fountain in "1001 British Columbia Place Names". Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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Labelled on Geological Survey sheet 557, Kamloops, 1895, accompanying report by George Dawson (GSC Annual Report Vol VII, part B, 1894). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |