Hells Gate
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Cathmar |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Fraser River, S of Boston Bar, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°46'59"N, 121°27'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Hells Gate (settlement) adopted 7 April 1955 as identified in 1947 Directory; established in association with management of the fish ladders. Form of name since adjusted to Hells Gate (locality). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The CPR construction camp & station called "Cathmar" was located here c1913, and so-labelled on BC Lands' map 2B, 1914. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |