Clover Point

Clover Point (48˚24'00" 123˚21'00" Southernmost tip of Victoria, SE Vancouver I). Named by the HBC’s James Douglas in 1842 after a species of red clover (Trifolium) that grew here in abundance. According to Douglas’s grandson, this was the spot where the future gov of Vancouver I first stepped ashore from the Cadboro to make a detailed survey of the shoreline and decide on the best site for a new post. Ft Victoria would become the HBC headquarters on Canada’s W coast and the future...

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