Granville, British Columbia

Granville, British Columbia
Town
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Granville, British Columbia is located in British Columbia
Granville, British Columbia
Granville, British Columbia
Location in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°15′N 123°6′W / 49.250°N 123.100°W / 49.250; -123.100
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Settled1800s
Incorporated as Vancouver1886
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)

Granville was the name from 1870 to 1886 for what would become the townsite of Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] The townsite included the original settlement of Gastown.

  1. ^ Kalman, Howard. Exploring Vancouver, The University of British Columbia, 1974, page 5