Attachie


Attachie
Location of Attachie in British Columbia
Attachie is a locality in British Columbia, located at the confluence of the Halfway and Peace Rivers.[1]
Name origin
The locality is named for a Chief Attachie of the Dane-zaa (Beaver) people, who was a signee of Treaty 8 and a famous hunter who died in the great influenza epidemic of 1918-1919 and is buried at Halfway River.[2]
References
Coordinates: 56°13′00″N 121°25′00″W / 56.21667°N 121.41667°W
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