Squamish Dock
| Feature Type: | District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: |
Not official
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| Relative Location: | Head of Howe Sound, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°41'52"N, 123°09'21"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/11 |
| Related Maps: |
92G/11 92G/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Squamish Dock" was identified in the 1922 PGER timetable - presumably a locational description for the station here, as the track extended down a 1-mile long wharf into Howe Sound. According to the 1957 timetable, and as confirmed by Mr. Shaw, Railways Dept. in July 1957, trains no longer travel to Squamish Dock and onto boats - all traffic is by rail to North Vancouver, although the track still extends the dock, and is used as a siding for extra cars for the Vancouver-Squamish traffic. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |