Discovery
| Feature Type: | Settlement - Any permanently occupied, unincorporated area normally identified by a single name, generally rural, and having a recognizable central focus. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Relative Location: | SW of S end Koosawu Áa (lake), E of Atlin, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°35'59"N, 133°33'07"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104N/12 |
| Related Maps: |
104N 104N/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Discovery (settlement) adopted 6 May 1947 on 104NW, as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917. Name rescinded 4 October 1951 on 104N. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Discovery Post Office was opened 1 July 1899, located at Pine Creek, about halfway between Koosawu Áa (lake) and Atlin Lake. This locality was labelled "Pine City" on BC Reference map 52 (date not cited). Discovery Post Office was closed 18 December 1930; settlement long since deserted according to September 1951 advice from Government Agent (letter, file A.1.51) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |