Grace Islands

Grace Islands (49˚26'00" 123˚27'00" S of SW Gambier I, Howe Sd, NW of Vancouver). Possibly named after Mary Grace Lett, wife of Charles Arthur Lett (1851–1923). The Letts were early settlers in the area, farming 5 ha on the SW shore of West Bay. In 1923 their home burned down, and Charles, trying to save some belongings, damaged his lungs so severely that he died. The next generation of Letts ran a store and post office at Gambier Hbr (qv), which was formerly named Grace Hbr. (Grace Hbr...

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