Prince George has had it's town name switched 3 times 1. New caledonia 2.Fort george 3. Prince george) there was a west Indian trading company at fort George park many many years ago in the times of the Gold rush, I do not know the exact date of the gold rush! I apologize for the in convince. Prince george's most biggest tourist attractions Is fort george park thanks for reading all. Send more later on in the next week or so :) - History' kathslina d-Arlington/advice have a good night everybody
The name was chosen by Queen Victoria when it was a British colony in 1858, in reference to the area drained by the Columbia river.
The mountains that separate Alberta and British Colombia are called the Rocky Mountains situated on the southeastern border of Alberta and in southwestern border in British Colombia.
It was named after Captain George Vancouver, a British navy officer, who first explored that region.
from George Dunk, Earl of Halifax (President of the British Board of Trade) at the time the city was founded.
There are over 6000 islands in British Columbia. The largest and most popular is Vancouver Island. The collection of islands known as the Gulf Islands are situated between Vancouver Island and the mainland and are also popular.
· Prince George is a city in British Columbia, Canada
King George was the British king.
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island.
queen victoria named it British Columbia
Prince George's birth name is George William Frederick Charles.
Prince George of Cambridge
According to the Official website of the Government of Prince Edward Island, "The present name of Prince Edward Island was adopted in 1799 to honour then Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn - the father of Queen Victoria and younger brother of King George IV."
The British Empire gave the name to British Columbia, back when it was a colony of theirs. They wanted to name the colony after the Columbia river, but were afraid if they just called it 'Columbia', people would confuse it with Colombia, which is in South America. So, they put 'British' in front of it.
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The current Prime Minister of British Columbia is incumbent Gordon Campbell.
The name was chosen by Queen Victoria when it was a British colony in 1858, in reference to the area drained by the Columbia river.
The British Columbia Aviation Museum is located in Victoria, British Columbia Canada