Ellison Provincial Park
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| Ellison Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
  Map of British Columbia | |
| Location | Osoyoos Division Yale Land District, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Vernon, BC |
| Coordinates | 50°10′30″N 119°25′59″W / 50.17500°N 119.43306°W |
| Area | 219 ha. (2.19 km²) |
| Established | May 12, 1988 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
Ellison Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of Okanagan Lake to the south of the city of Vernon.[1] The park contains approximately 219 hectares (2.19 km2) of land, 200 ha. of it upland, 19 ha. of it foreshore.[2]
Name origin[edit]
The park is named for Price Ellison (1852–1932), who emigrated to British Columbia in 1876 from Manchester, settling in this area and engaging in stock raising and wheat growing. A provincial MLA from 1898 to 1916, he was appointed to cabinet posts in the government of Sir Richard McBride - Commissioner of Lands, 1909, and Minister of Finance and Agriculture, 1910.
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50°10′25″N 119°26′00″W / 50.17361°N 119.43333°W
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