F.H. Barber Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | At junction of Wahleach Creek and Fraser River, SW of Hope, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°18'47"N, 121°38'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established by Order in Council #2592, 4 October 1978. Expanded from 6 hecares to 8.5 hectares per OIC #1345/82. Redescribed per OIC #1254/94. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 8.5 ha. more or less. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Bequeathed to the province by Francis Henry Barber, for park purposes. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |