24 Ovens Ave. |
British Columbia Tourism Region : Vancouver, Coast, & Mountains
Description From Owner:
- After George Barnston, an HBC clerk, one of the party that founded Fort Langley in 1827.
- He became a Chief Factor in 1847 and retired in 1863. Governor Simpson described him as 'A well educated man, very active and high spirited to a romantic degree, who will on no account do what he considers an improper thing.'
- With permission from G.P.V and Helen B. Akrigg 1997 British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press.
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