Camagna
| 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. |
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Not official
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| Relative Location: | SE of junction of Cherry Creek and Shuswap River, E of Vernon, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°14'29"N, 118°37'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Camagna Post Office was opened 1 November 1909, E. Camagna postmaster, 1909-19; closed 15 April 1919. Re-opened as Cherryville Post Office 1 October 1919. Camagna (settlement) identified on BC map 1EM, 1915, and in 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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E. Camagna pre-empted land here in 1909, and was postmaster from 1909 until 1919. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |