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Hernando Island

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transported logs across the island to the Stag Bay pier for dumping into the ocean and towing to a mill. Operating until 1920, the locomotive was wrecked and scrapped. After logging ceased about this time, some family members remained as farmers.
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In 1962, Prince Wilhelm zu Wied of Koblenz on the Rhine paid $ 80,000 for the island. but sold it to a syndicate in 1972. The ownership company was bought by 50 shareholders in 1975.
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During 1895, the 203-metre (665 ft) government wharf was built. When beyond repair, this wharf at Stag Bay was replaced in 1903 by a floating 137-metre (450 ft) one.
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The property title for owners is represented by shares in the co-operative. A specific lot is attached to each of the 52 shares. The island has a resident caretaker, dock,
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Nowadays, scheduled summer services for passengers and freight from Campbell River are provided by Way West Water Taxis and Discovery Launch Water Taxi. CorilAir operates
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had extensive landholdings, and the family managed the Campbell River Lumber Co. operations on the island. In 1912, Locomotive #2, a
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The land area is 11 square kilometres (2,710 acres) and coastline is 21 kilometres (13 mi). The island has a
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Non-native settlers farmed and logged from the 1880s, but most had moved on by the early 1900s. By 1915,
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They Recognize No Superior Chief: Power, Practice, Anarchism and Warfare in the Coast Salish Past
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In the 1890s, Stag Bay was the only good anchorage, being a sandy section along the rocky shore.
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During 1893–1899, the post office operated and the school was open.
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service commencing in the early 1890s lasted until around 1910.
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Salish Sea
49°58′58″N 124°55′08″W / 49.98278°N 124.91889°W / 49.98278; -124.91889
Discovery Islands
Province
British Columbia
Region
Sunshine Coast
Regional district
qathet
Discovery Islands
British Columbia
Salish Sea
Campbell River
Powell River
temperate oceanic climate
pine
fir
Tla'amin Nation
Cortes Island
Valdés
Galiano
Hernán Cortés
Michael Manson
Shay
Lenora Mt. Sicker Railway
narrow gauge
logging railway

helipad

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