Bronson Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW. into Iskut River, E. of Craig River, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°40'58"N, 131°04'09"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104B/11 |
| Related Maps: |
104B/10 104B/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in 1935 on Geological Survey sheet 311A, Stikine River, as an established local name used by navigators on the river and prospectors (file S.2.30). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Bronson (Quartz) Creek" on BC map 5C, 1929. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Iskut Mining Company's property....F.E. Bronson, Deputy Collector US Customs, Wrangell, one of the owners (on) Quartz Creek." (BC Mines Report, 1911, p.63) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |