Manning Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | E.C. Manning ParkOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Extending N from BC-Washington boundary, surrounding upper Similkameen River, E of Chilliwack, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°05'59"N, 120°48'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/2 |
| Related Maps: |
92H/2 92H/3 92H/6 92H/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Manning Park was established by Order in Council 17 June 1941, containing 179,313 acres more or less. Area decreased per OIC 1408, 2 May 1968, the whole containing 176,433 acres more or less. Name changed to E.C. Manning Park per Bill 42, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), effective 9 July 1987. Name change confirmed 2 February 1988 on 92H/2 and 92H/3. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |