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1775 Furney Place |
British Columbia Tourism Region : Vancouver Island
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Kilpala RiverSuquash CreekTsitika RiverTsulton River
- After Captain William Henry McNeill (1801-75). A native of Boston, Massachusetts, he was first on this coast in 1825 with the trading vessel Convoy.
- In the summer of 1832, the HBC, desperately in need of an extra ship for its coastal trade, sent Chief Factor Duncan Finlayson to Honolulu, where he bought McNeill's brig Llama and hired McNeill and his two mates to navigate her.
- McNeill never became a British subject but served the I-IBC faithfully for the rest of his active life.
- He took command of the company's steamer Beaver in 1838. In 1849 he was placed in command of the company's new Fort Rupert, and in 1856 he was made a Chief Factor, at the top of the company's hierarchy. He retired in 1863.
- Cluxewe River - According to Chief James Sewid, cluxewe is a Kwakwala Indian word meaning 'delta, or sand bar.'
- Port McNeill - After Captain William Henry McNeill (1801-75). A native of Boston, Massachusetts, he was first on this coast in 1825 with the trading vessel Convoy.
- In the summer of 1832, the VIBC, desperately in need of an extra ship for its coastal trade, sent Chief Factor Duncan Finlayson to Honolulu, where he bought McNeill's brig Llama and hired McNeill and his two mates to navigate her.
- McNeill never became a British subject but served the HBC faithfully for the rest of his active life. He took command of the company's steamer Beaver in 1838.
- In 1849 he was placed in cornmand of the company's new Fort Rupert, and in 1856 he was made a Chief Factor, at the top of the company's hierarchy. He retired in 1863. (See also McNeill Bay.)
- Robson Bight - Renowned among naturalists because killer whales congregate here, this bight is named after Lieutenant-Commander C.R. Robson, commanding HM gunboat Forward. He died in 1861 after a fall from a horse.
- Suquash Creek - From the Kwakwala Indian word meaning 'where seals are butchered.' This place is historic, for here in 1835 coal was first discovered on Vancouver Island.
- For a short time, coal was mined until better seams were found up the coast at Fort Rupert.
- Tsulton River - A Kwakwala Indian name that means “black coloureds’
- With permission from G.P.V and Helen B. Akrigg 1997 British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press.
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