Alvin | |
|---|---|
  Alvin Location of Alvin in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′24″N 122°37′54″W / 49.60667°N 122.63167°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Area codes | 250, 778 |
Alvin is an unincorporated locality just north of the head of Pitt Lake in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
Alvin was formerly located at the homestead and farm of Alvin Thomas Patterson (1865–1942), a logging contractor and farmer who settled there about 1901, originally from Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.[1] A post office operated at that location from 1915 to 1955. In 1959 a new post office opened at the confluence of Fish Hatchery Creek and the Pitt River 4 miles (6.4 km) upstream from the original site. It was operating as late as 1982 with the postal code V0M 1C0.[2]
- ^ "Alvin". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Pitt River History". Pitt River Lodge. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.