| Feature Type: | Hill - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
N side of Fraser River between mouths of Pitt and Coquitlam Rivers, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
49°14'10"N, 122°47'08"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92G/2 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Named after Colonel Moody's wife Mary. The Royal Engineers thought it would be a good idea to build a citadel here to defend New Westminster against any American invasion.
Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; 1001 British Columbia Place Names; Discovery Press, Vancouver 1969, 1970, 1973.
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