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'''Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park''' is a [[provincial park]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. |
'''Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park''' is a [[provincial park]] in [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Despite the park's name, the official and most commonly-used name of the springs it was established to protect is [[Stikine Hot Springs]]. The park gets its name by the springs' proximity to [[Choquette Bar]], site of the first gold strike of the [[Stikine Gold Rush]] of [[1861]] and named for [[Alexandre Choquette|Alexander "Buck" Choquette]], the strike's discoverer. |
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*{{BCGNIS|5922|"Choquette Bar" in the British Columbia Geographical Names Information System database}} |
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Revision as of 04:21, 24 October 2008
Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Despite the park's name, the official and most commonly-used name of the springs it was established to protect is Stikine Hot Springs. The park gets its name by the springs' proximity to Choquette Bar, site of the first gold strike of the Stikine Gold Rush of 1861 and named for Alexander "Buck" Choquette, the strike's discoverer.
References
- "Choquette Hot Springs Provincial Park". BC Geographical Names.
- ""Choquette Bar" in the British Columbia Geographical Names Information System database". BC Geographical Names.
56°49′45″N 131°45′20″W / 56.82917°N 131.75556°W
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