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Williams Creek Cemetery. Barkerville has since been restored as a National Historic Site of Canada. Jones's dental office is now featured on Barkerville's main street, with chair and instruments on display. Jones's dental office completed
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Bakerville, opening a dental practice in 1876. He became known as the "Barkerville Dentist", earning the nickname "Painless Jones". He advertised his dental services in the
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