| 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. |
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Not official
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| Relative Location: | E side Slocan River near mouth, W of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°30'59"N, 117°37'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Gutelius Post Office opened 1 April 1903. "A petition is being circulated to have the post office name here changed from Gutelius to Slocan Park. The office is in charge of William Crebbin, who lives in the park." (The Weekly News, Nelson, 15 February 1912). Post Office name changed to Slocan Park 1 May 1912. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Frederick P. Gutelius, CPR construction superintendent of Rossland-Trail area in the 1890's. [Note, however, that origin information for Passmore (CPR station) indicates: "named after Gutelius Passmore, early CPR employee." ] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |