Pitt Lake is located to the northeast of New Westminster, and is an expansion of the Pitt River; see the Pitt River entry for more on this feature’s name origins.
In this correspondence, Douglas reports that he toured Pitt Lake with a handful of local military, civil, and religious
dignitaries, in order to celebrate the auspicious natal day of our most Gracious Queen, amidst the wild romantic scenery of that mountain Lake.
The Colonial Despatches Team.
Pitt Lake.The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria.
https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/pitt_lake.html.
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