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Boswell, British Columbia (Central Coast)

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Boswell is completely uninhabited today, but the wharf from its days as a steamboat landing serving the cannery remains, and the site has water and shelter so is still shown on nautical charts and in sailing guides.
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Boswell gets its name from the inlet, which was named in honour of Hazel and Olive Boswell, daughters of a Quebec harbour engineer, St. George Boswell, and granddaughters of
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Boswell first appeared in the British Columbia gazette on April 7, 1955, listed as a steamboat landing serving the
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Boswell, British Columbia
cannery town
Central Coast
South Coast of British Columbia
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Smith Sound
Boswell Cannery
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