Ducks
| 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. |
| Status: |
Not official
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| Relative Location: | On CPR, at junction of South Thompson River and Monte Creek, E of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°38'59"N, 119°56'59"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Duck and Pringles Post Office was opened in this location, 13 June 1870, Jacob Duck postmaster. Ducks (station) opened later. Ducks (settlement) labelled on Trutch's 1871 map of British Columbia. Post Office renamed Monte Creek Post Office 1 October 1896. See Duck Range (community) and Monte Creek (community) for additional information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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...James Duck, first postmaster... Source: Provincial Archives' Place Names File (the "Harvey File") compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |