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Cumberland (Village) / Century Sam Lake / Cruikshank River / Mount Drabble / Forbidden Plateau

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Cumberland, BC (Nearby: Puntledge, Bevan, Courtenay, Royston, Sandwick)

2673 Dunsmuir Avenue
Cumberland, British Columbia
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British Columbia Tourism Region : Vancouver Island

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Century Sam Lake - Commemorating Comox district's Sid Williams, who, as 'Century Sam,' was the province's mascot during its 1958 centennial.
He not only dressed up as an old-time gold prospector, but actually had a small gold claim on Forbidden Plateau.
Cruikshank River - after George Cruickshank, secretary of the committee that launched the Vancouver Island Exploration Expedition of 1864.
Cumberland - the original settlement was named Union after the Union Coal Company. In 1898 Union as a post office address was replaced by Cumberland. Many of the miners had come from Cumberland in England.
Forbidden Plateau - So named because the Indians believed it to be inhabited by evil spirits.
With permission from G.P.V and Helen B. Akrigg 1997 British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press.

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Nearby:	Puntledge, 5km Bevan, 6km Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve, 6km Nelson Land District, 8km Pentledge 2, 9km Royston, 7km Sandwick, 10km Comox 1, 9km Goose Spit 3, 9km Wood Mountain Ski Park, 11km Balmoral Beach, 11km Grantham, 17km Union Bay, 11km Little River, 15km Lazo / Kye Bay, 14km Merville / Hankin Range / Vancouver Island Ranges / Karmutzen Range / Mount Washington, 18km Headquarters, 18km	Kin Beach Park, 16km Kitty Coleman Beach Park, 19km Sandy Island Marine Park, 13km Jáji7em and Kw'uhl Marine Park, 13km Buckley Bay, 16km Fanny Bay, 17km Denman Island Protected Area, 16km Williams Beach, 24km Denman Island Park, 17km Denman Island / Lambert Channel, 18km Black Creek, 25km Miracle Beach Park, 26km Comox Land District, 21km Fanny Bay, 21km Saratoga Beach, 28km Oyster River, 29km Newcastle Land District, 24km	Mud Bay, 24km Fillongley Park, 21km Stamp River Park, 32km Mount Washington, 24km Rosewall Creek Park, 26km Lieutenant Ian Philip MacDonald Picnic Area, 26km Great Central, 34km Kleecoot, 36km Beaver Creek, 35km Mitlenatch Island Nature Park, 37km Stories Beach, 35km Sproat Lake Park, 37km Bowser Ecological Reserve, 29km Nenagwas 12, 35km Taylor Arm Park, 38km Shelter Point, 37km
Nearby Lakes and Mountains:	Teal Lake, 2km Allen Lake, 2km Maple Lake, 2km Nikkei Mountain, 3km Hamilton Lake, 4km Bradley Lake, 8km Poum Lake, 8km Lunchtime Lake, 9km Arum Lake, 10km Kim Lake, 10km Mount Clifton, 11km Silver Snag Lake, 10km Mount Chief Frank, 12km Beaufort Lake, 13km Tsable Mountain, 13km Tsable Lake, 11km Mount Stubbs, 13km	Langley Lake, 10km Comox Lake, 9km Mount Henry Spencer, 14km Lake Rosemarie, 16km Pear Lake, 15km Sundew Lake, 17km Mount Hennessy, 15km Nimnim Lake, 16km Boston Lake, 13km Mount Apps, 20km Elsie Lake, 20km Mount Becher, 14km Willemar Lake, 17km Drabble Lakes, 15km Wolf Lake, 19km Alone Mountain, 15km Anderson Lake, 17km	Wagner Lakes, 15km Rough and Tumble Mountain, 16km Turnbull Lake, 22km McLaughlin Lake, 22km Ash Lake, 23km Mount Drabble, 16km Indianhead Mountain, 16km Lois Lake, 23km Mount Curran, 22km Forbush Lake, 19km The Squarehead, 23km Kalmia Lake, 21km Chicadee Lake, 17km Dickson Lake, 25km Cougar Lake, 19km Mount Joan, 24km

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