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In The Windermere

Exploring the history of place names in the Windermere Valley

Holland

Posted on October 26, 2022 by @inthewindermere

Holland Creek (north of Windermere), Holland Creek Ridge Road

“Tall, sporting a moustache, accustomed to wielding power and ordering people around, he had a difficult personality and we children were moderately but suitably terrified of him.”⁴³

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Geary

Posted on September 29, 2021 by @inthewindermere

Geary Creek (flowing into Columbia River just south of Fairmont), Geary Creek Road

“‘I can’t tell you much about [George Geary], although I knew him well. He was a reserved fellow, never said much about himself but he lived for horses, they were his life.'”⁷⁴

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