Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

8248

Title

Metal Langley pin with "Flying L."

Date

[before 1998].

Description

1 Pin : metal ; 1.5 x 2 cm. This metal pin is gold in colour, with a post and pin back. The pin has a stylized "L" logo, with three bold lines folded over themselves to form an "L" shape. The top portion of the "L" are a dark green, and the bottom portion is a lighter green. Below the logo are the words "LANGLEY/ BRITISH COLUMBIA," also in a dark green. The metal of the pin is roughly in the shape of the logo and words below, making it irregular in shape.

People/Subject

Township of Langley

The Township of Langley, B.C., comprising Langley, Fort Langley, Murrayville, Langley Prairie, Derby, Milner, Aldergrove, Otter, Salmon River Uplands, and Glen Valley, was incorporated in 1873. The City of Langley, B.C., covering the Langley Prairie region, was incorporated as a separate entity in 1955. Langley was named after Thomas Langley, a prominent stockholder in the management of the Hudson's Bay Company. He had inherited his brother's stock in the Company in 1793 and was selected as a member of the committee in 1807. He held this position until his death in 1829.

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