Ryan 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: | NE of junction of Hawkins Creek and Moyie River, E of Creston, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°08'09"N, 116°01'55"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Established per Order in Council 1971, 3 September 1959. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation per Bill 17-2000: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 29 June 2000; the whole containing 58 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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Named in association with nearby CPR Station called "Ryan," in turn after an early hotelkeeper at Cranbrook. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |