Clo-oose

Clo-oose (48˚39'00" 124˚49'00" Just SW of W end of Nitinat Lk, SW side of Vancouver I), Clo-oose Bay (48˚40'00" 124˚49'00" S of Nitinat Lk). Although many different meanings (and spellings) have been put forward for this name over the years, it most likely is derived from the Ditidaht First Nation term for a beach campsite. Before the main Ditidaht village was established at Clo-oose, the site was apparently a halibut fishing station. A trading post was established there in the late 19th...

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