Attachie

Attachie is a locality in British Columbia, located at the confluence of the Halfway and Peace Rivers.[1]

Attachie is located in British Columbia
Attachie
Attachie
Location of Attachie in British Columbia

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
  1. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Attachie (locality)
  2. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Attachie (locality)

56°13′00″N 121°25′00″W


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