Kilgard, Abbotsford Explained

Official Name:Kilgard
Pushpin Map:Canada British Columbia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kilgard in British Columbia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Coordinates:49.0578°N -122.1992°W
Area Code:604, 778

Kilgard is a neighbourhood of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, located a few kilometres east of that city's core, on the north side of the Trans-Canada Highway at the foot of Sumas Mountain.[1] The community and its name are connected with a former brickworks at the site, which produced a good quality fire brick; it was a sister community to Clayburn, which is nearby on the northwest side of Sumas Mountain, which also had a clay mine and brickworks. The Upper Sumas 6 Indian reserve of the Sumas First Nation is located at Kilgard.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/3841.html BC Names entry "Kilgard (community)"
  2. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/64610.html BC Names entry "Upper Sumas 6 (Indian Reserve)"