Furry Creek
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side Howe Sound, S of Squamish, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°34'59"N, 123°12'44"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 26 April 1999, as advised by Planning Dept, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. See Furry Creek (creek). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The original name for this place was Énwilh Spálhxen (middle ground or central flat land), which refers to the area's accessibility by water and the good camping its gentle terrain afforded. This is a strong spiritual area which was widely used by the Squamish Nation for many types of resource gathering. (December 2011 from: Cultural Journey Sea-to-Sky Corridor website, Squamish and Lil'wat First Nations) Source: included with note |