Attachie

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Location of Attachie in British Columbia

Attachie is a locality in British Columbia, located at the confluence of the Halfway and Peace Rivers. [1]

Name origin

The locality is named for a Chief Attachie of the Dane-zaa (Beaver) people, who was a signee of Treaty 8 and a famous hunter who died in the great influenza epidemic of 1918-1919 and is buried at Halfway River. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved March 18, 2025.

56°13′00″N121°25′00″W / 56.21667°N 121.41667°W / 56.21667; -121.41667


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