McGillivray Falls
McGillivray may refer to: People * McGillivray (surname) Places * McGillivray Creek (British Columbia), a creek in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia ** McGillivray, British Columbia (formerly McGillivray Falls) in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia ** McGillivray Falls, a waterfall in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia ** McGillivray Pass McGillivray Pass (1867 m or 6215 ft) is a mountain pass in the Pacific Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located about 30 miles west of the town of Lillooet and immediately west of the upper end of Anderson Lake, above the form ..., a mountain pass in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia * McGillivray Ridge, a ridge in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia * Mount McGillivray, Alberta, a mountain in the Canadian Rockies Other * MacGillivray * McGill (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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McGillivray (surname)
McGillivray is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander McGillivray, also known as Hoboi-Hili-Miko (1750–1793), leader of the Creek Indians during and after the American Revolution and principal chief of the Upper Creek (Muscogee) towns * Alexander McGillivray (politician), Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta, Canada * Andy McGillivray (born 1954), Australian rules footballer * Angus McGillivray (1842–??), Canadian lawyer and political figure from Nova Scotia, Canada * C. R. McGillivray, or Calvin Ray McGillivray, American football coach * Charlie McGillivray, Scottish footballer and manager * David McGillivray (producer/screenwriter) (born 1947) * David McGillivray (figure skater) (born 1949), Canadian figure skater * Dave McGillivray, American race director; current director of the Boston Marathon * Donald McGillivray (botanist), Australian botanical taxonomist * Donald McGillivray (politician), a politician in British Columbia * Duncan McGillivr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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McGillivray Creek (British Columbia)
McGillivray Creek is a creek located in the Interior of British Columbia, in the Lillooet Country. The creek originates in the Cadwallader Range, below Prospector Peaks, and flows southeast into Anderson Lake near D'Arcy, which is about midway between Pemberton and Lillooet along the rail line. It originates at an elevation of , while the mouth lies at an elevation of . McGillivray Falls, on the lower reaches of the creek, is a notable waterfall in the district and is the namesake of the one-time railway-lakeside resort, McGillivray Falls, British Columbia, which is located at trackside around the creek's mouth. During World War II, this was one of four communities in the Lillooet Country which were "self-supporting" centres for Japanese-Canadians ordered away from the Coast. History McGillivray Creek was named for Archie McGillivray (born 1829), who settled to ranch at Campbell Creek near Kamloops early in the 20th Century, and was active in racing circles. During the 189 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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McGillivray, British Columbia
McGillivray, formerly McGillivray Falls, is an unincorporated recreational community on the west shore of Anderson Lake, just east of midway between the towns of Pemberton and Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada, in that province's southwest Interior. History McGillivray's name is derived from the names of Mount McGillivray and McGillivray Creek and its falls, which were said to be named by a miner, according to a 1911 note by Caspar Phair, Gold Commissioner for the Lillooet Mining District. A parallel account, possibly the same, says the name derives one of two placer-mining partners, McGillivray and McDonald, though the name Jack McGillivray, an early miner, also appears in records and mirrors the local pronunciation of the name (McGILL-var-ee). According to Obituaries and Canadian Biography Volume XII are that the 2 brothers Don "Dan" McGillivray and Jack McGillivray (as above) set up company called McGillivray Bros. which participated in the building of the PGE railway b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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McGillivray Falls
McGillivray may refer to: People * McGillivray (surname) Places * McGillivray Creek (British Columbia), a creek in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia ** McGillivray, British Columbia (formerly McGillivray Falls) in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia ** McGillivray Falls, a waterfall in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia ** McGillivray Pass McGillivray Pass (1867 m or 6215 ft) is a mountain pass in the Pacific Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located about 30 miles west of the town of Lillooet and immediately west of the upper end of Anderson Lake, above the form ..., a mountain pass in the Lillooet Country of British Columbia * McGillivray Ridge, a ridge in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia * Mount McGillivray, Alberta, a mountain in the Canadian Rockies Other * MacGillivray * McGill (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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McGillivray Pass
McGillivray Pass (1867 m or 6215 ft) is a mountain pass in the Pacific Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located about 30 miles west of the town of Lillooet and immediately west of the upper end of Anderson Lake, above the former resort community of McGillivray (formerly McGillivray Falls). The pass connects the head of McGillivray Creek with the head of Standard Creek, a tributary of Cadwallader Creek and was used as a route by prospectors, miners and hunters heading for the upper Bridge River Country beyond the pass. The pass was proposed at one time for a cog railway to connect the mines at Bralorne and Pioneer with the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (now part of CN but the project never went forward. There are private ski cabins near the summit area of the pass, which is the division between the Bendor Range to the east and the Cadwallader Range The Cadwallader Range, originally named the Cadwallader Mountains, is a sub-range of the Pacific Ranges of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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McGillivray Ridge
McGillivray Ridge is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. Sometime before 1814, this massive mountain was called McGillvray's Rock after William McGillivray of the NWC. See also * List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border * Mountains of Alberta * Mountains of British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada, bordered by the Pacific Ocean. With an area of it is Canada's third-largest province. The province is almost four times the size of the United Kingdom and larger than every United States ... References Landforms of Alberta Ridges of British Columbia Ridges of Canada {{AlbertaRockies-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mount McGillivray
Mount McGillivray is a mountain summit located in the Bow Valley of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Skogan Peak, to the southeast. Mount McGillivray is a landmark that can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway in the Exshaw area. History Mount McGillivray was named for Duncan McGillivray (1770-1808), one of the first white men along with David Thompson (explorer), David Thompson to see the Bow River, Bow Valley. In November 1800, McGillivray and Thompson rode south on a trip from the newly established fort at Rocky Mountain House and explored west into the Bow Valley as far as what is now Mount McGillivray in search of the headwaters of the Columbia River. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1957 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. During the Cold War, tunnels and vaults were constructed under the north slope of the mountain as part of a plan to safely store government documents, however the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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MacGillivray (other)
MacGillivray is a surname and given name derived from the Gaelic language. The name can be written in modern Scottish Gaelic as Bràigheach, MacGille, MacGilleBhràth, and MacIlleBhràth. MacGillivray may refer to: People Given name: *MacGillivray Milne (1882–1959), 27th Governor of American Samoa Surname: * Carolina Henriette MacGillavry(1904–1993), Dutch chemist *Charles Andrew MacGillivary (1917–2000), Canadian-born American soldier *Helen MacGillivray, Australian statistician *James Pittendrigh MacGillivray (1856–1938), Scottish sculptor and poet *John MacGillivray (1821–1867), Scottish naturalist active in Australia *Ivor MacGillivray (1840–1939), Australian politician *Paul MacGillivray (1834–1895), Scottish surgeon and naturalist, active in Australia *William MacGillivray (1796–1852), Scottish naturalist * William D. MacGillivray (born 1946), Canadian film director and screenwriter *Allister MacGillivray (born 1948), Canadian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |