Priestland Cove

Priestland Cove (49˚31'00" 123˚55'00" In Halfmoon Bay, Str of Georgia, NW of Sechelt and Vancouver). Charles Priestland, a plasterer by trade, pre-empted land on this cove in 1892 and settled there with his English wife, Clara (1858–1933). A wharf was built, steamships stopped, and from 1904 to 1931, Clara ran the local post office, which was originally called Welcome Pass but renamed Halfmoon Bay in 1914. She was also in charge of the telegraph office. Charles died in the late 1890s and...

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