Jackson Bay, British Columbia

Jackson Bay is located in British Columbia
Jackson Bay
Jackson Bay
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Location of Jackson Bay in British Columbia

Jackson Bay is a settlement in British Columbia. It lies on a northerly inlet from Johnstone Strait north of Hardwicke Island. It is within Topaze Harbour, a good anchorage for ships.[1][2]

There was at least one First Nations village (of the Kwakwakaʼwakw) on the site. Ethnic European settlers arrived from the 1910s onwards beginning with a boat landing location and a general store. Logging and fishing were the main occupations, along with supporting agriculture, until the 1950s when the settlement was abandoned.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Daniel Francis (ed), "Jackson Bay", Encyclopedia of British Columbia, Harbour Publishing, 2000 ISBN 155017200X.
  2. ^ Sailing Directions for British Columbia, sixth edition, vol.1, p. 271, US Naval Oceanographic Office, 1960 OCLC 730316.

50°30′58″N 125°44′56″W / 50.516°N 125.749°W / 50.516; -125.749