Granville, British Columbia
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 Granville, British Columbia
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| Coordinates: 49°15′N 123°6′W / 49.250°N 123.100°WCoordinates: 49°15′N 123°6′W / 49.250°N 123.100°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Incorporated in the... | 1800's |
| Renamed As Vancouver in... | 1886 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
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Granville was the name for Vancouver, British Columbia until 1886. The townsite included the earlier settlement of Gastown.
History[edit]
The area was first known as Gastown, a settlement around the original makeshift tavern established by "Gassy" Jack Deighton in 1867 just west of the Hastings Mill property.[1][2] Expanding quickly, in 1870[3] the colonial government surveyed the settlement, laid out a townsite, and renamed it "Granville" in honour of the then-British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Granville. This site, with its natural harbour, was selected in 1884[4] as the terminus for the railroad, renamed Vancouver, and incorporated as a city in 1886.
The name Granville survives in Vancouver with Granville Street and Granville Island.
Nearby Settlements[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Cranny, Michael; Jarvis, Moles, Seney (1999). Horizons: Canada Moves West. Scarborough, ON: Prentice Hall Ginn Canada. ISBN 978-0-13-012367-1.
- ^ "Welcome to Gastown". Gastown Business Improvement Society. 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Vancouver, A Visual History, Bruce MacDonald, 1992, page 18
- ^ "Vancouver Chronology [1757-1884]". Retrieved 2011-11-14.
