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Glen Fraser is a locality in the central Fraser Canyon of the
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, located c. 18 miles north of the town of Lillooet and between the communities of Fountain (S) and Pavilion. It is a ranching area formed of benchlands on the west side of the Fraser and is the location of the Keatley Creek Archaeological Site, one of Canada's most important ongoing investigations. The name was conferred as that of a railway stop on the
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, now Canadian National.BC Names/GeoBC entry "Glen Fraser (railway point)"
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Populated places on the Fraser River Fraser Canyon Lillooet Country Ranches in British Columbia {{cariboo-geo-stub