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'''Douglas''' is a locality in [[Surrey, British Columbia]], [[Canada]], just southeast and outside of the boundary of [[White Rock, British Columbia|White Rock]], that is the Canadian side of the [[Peace Arch|Peace Arch Border Crossing]] between British Columbia and [[Whatcom County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] in the United States. Douglas is the location of the Peace Arch Provincial Park portion of the International [[Peace Arch Park]], which it shares with [[Peace Arch State Park]] in [[Blaine, Washington]]. The community is named for Benjamin Douglas, an early pioneer and railroad surveyor.<ref name = Akrigg>{{Citation | last1 =Akrigg | first1 =G.P.V. | last2 =Akrigg | first2 =Helen B. | title =British Columbia Place Names | place =Vancouver | publisher =UBC Press | year =1986 | edition =3rd, 1997 | isbn =0-7748-0636-2 | url-access =registration | url =https://archive.org/details/britishcolumbiap0000akri_w1q9 }}</ref>{{rp|65}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Angus |first=Marion Isobel |date=September 28, 1940 |title=New Highway Puts Historic Douglas In Limelight Again |page=3 |work=[[The Province]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114023598/new-highway-puts-historic-douglas-in/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=December 2, 2022}}</ref> |
'''Douglas''' is a locality in [[Surrey, British Columbia]], [[Canada]], just southeast and outside of the boundary of [[White Rock, British Columbia|White Rock]], that is the Canadian side of the [[Peace Arch|Peace Arch Border Crossing]] between British Columbia and [[Whatcom County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] in the United States. Douglas is the location of the Peace Arch Provincial Park portion of the International [[Peace Arch Park]], which it shares with [[Peace Arch State Park]] in [[Blaine, Washington]]. The community is named for Benjamin Douglas, an early pioneer and railroad surveyor.<ref name = Akrigg>{{Citation | last1 =Akrigg | first1 =G.P.V. | last2 =Akrigg | first2 =Helen B. | title =British Columbia Place Names | place =Vancouver | publisher =UBC Press | year =1986 | edition =3rd, 1997 | isbn =0-7748-0636-2 | url-access =registration | url =https://archive.org/details/britishcolumbiap0000akri_w1q9 }}</ref>{{rp|65}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Angus |first=Marion Isobel |date=September 28, 1940 |title=New Highway Puts Historic Douglas In Limelight Again |page=3 |work=[[The Province]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114023598/new-highway-puts-historic-douglas-in/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=December 2, 2022}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:52, 28 May 2024
Douglas is a locality in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, just southeast and outside of the boundary of White Rock, that is the Canadian side of the Peace Arch Border Crossing between British Columbia and Whatcom County, Washington in the United States. Douglas is the location of the Peace Arch Provincial Park portion of the International Peace Arch Park, which it shares with Peace Arch State Park in Blaine, Washington. The community is named for Benjamin Douglas, an early pioneer and railroad surveyor.[1]: 65 [2]
References
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
- ^ Angus, Marion Isobel (September 28, 1940). "New Highway Puts Historic Douglas In Limelight Again". The Province. p. 3. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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