Nicolum Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: |
Not official
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| Relative Location: | E of junction of Nicolum and Coquihalla Rivers, E of Hope, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°21'47"N, 121°20'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Nicolum River Park established per Order in Council 553, 16 March 1956, situated on Nicolum Creek. The form "Nicolum Park" was adopted 10 March 1975, as had been labelled on 92H/SW, 1960 et seq, and as agreed by BC Parks (file C.1.50). Name changed back to Nicolum River Park 16 January 1991, to conform to the name established on the original Order in Council. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |