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The following article was sparked by a recent question from a researcher: “After whom Is Crowston Lake named?” Around 1903 or 1904, a young man came to B.C. from Ontario.
For a larger image click here. Any aspiring urban historian or property owner looking to renovate will quickly encounter the confusing smattering of numbers and words that make up a property’s legal description. Much more elaborate than your standard street address, the description typically includes the address, lot number, block number, plan number, district lot, and PID number. In North America, legal descriptions provide a unique identifier of a specific parcel of land that has been legally surveyed. Within the context of cities and suburbs, this is typically recorded by plat (lots and ...