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Neighbourhoods in Nanaimo: Wellington, British Columbia, Departure Bay, British Columbia, Duke Point, British Columbia

Neighbourhoods in Nanaimo: Wellington, British Columbia, Departure Bay, British Columbia, Duke Point, British Columbia


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Chapters: Wellington, British Columbia, Departure Bay, British Columbia, Duke Point, British Columbia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wellington, British Columbia - Wellington is located in a shared portion of the traditional territories of the Sneneymuxw and Nanoose First Nations. Both nations are Coast Salish and use the Halkomelem language. WIth their heavy sea-worthy canoes, both groups were highly mobile traders and many would have used Chinook Jargon as a trading language. Early photographs of Europeans standing for photo-ops in the distinctive Salish canoes on Long Lake show that the first nations and the europeans coexisted in the Wellington area. Prior to 1869 a small number of settlers had established farms around Diver lake, Long lake and Brannen Lake. The neighbourhood had a saloon and was connected to Nanaimo by a trail. With extensive marshes and lakes, the area was frequented by Nanaimo residents for fishing and hunting. In 1869 Robert Dunsmuir discovered a thin surface seam coal on the roots of a fallen tree while visiting Diver Lake. Dunsmuir was a coal miner with a keen interest in operating his own mine and immediately investigated the coal seam. By 1871 Dunsmuir had discovered the Wellington coal seam which underlaid his initial discovery. Once Dunsmuir determined the Coal was of good quality and significant quantity, he established a company so that he could get a land grant for the area. This first grant covered most of what is today known as the Wellington Land District. Initially the town grew up along the crest of land which is now Jingle Pot Road. By 1871 Dunsmuir had the new mine producing coal, and a company village had sprung up to provide labour for the Wellington mine. Wellington grew fast and by 1874 the Scho...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=13675126


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  • ISBN-13: 9781158635023
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 20
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Weight: 45 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1158635028
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Wellington, British Columbia, Departure Bay, British Columbia, Duke Point, British Columbia
  • Width: 229 mm


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