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The Langley Trunk Road (sometimes referred to as Trunk Road) was renamed Glover Road following W.W. I after Lieut. F.W. Glover, Langley's first municipal engineer.
See From: Langley Trunk Road, Trunk Road
See Also: streets and roads
Term Source: Roads and Place Names in Langley, B.C., pg. 57 (Pepin)

James Mowat Sr. came from Aberdeen, Scotland in 1894 and stayed in Doer Langley for a year. He returned in 1901, with his family (wife Christina ans son James Jr.) following him the next year. Maghie, Annie and George were born in following years. The family lived on Hudson's Bay Street before moving into this newly built residence in 1909. The house was enlarged with the addition of a front vestibule and a rear kitchen in about 1917. James Mowat Sr. passed away in 1973 but Jim Jr. lived in the house until 1975. Mowat Sr. had a blacksmith shop on the property; he didn't operate it as a business, but he did help others.