Hill Island

Hill Island (54˚19'00" 130˚22'00" Entrance to Russell Arm, Prince Rupert Hbr). Civil engineer Arthur Edmund B Hill (1845–1921) was a member of the original 1906 survey party that laid out the GTP’s new terminus at Prince Rupert. He and his brother, Albert J Hill, arrived in BC in 1880 and were hired by the CPR. They were involved with railway surveys and construction in the BC Interior and on Vancouver I, and also found employment with the Coquitlam Water Works Co. Arthur was appointed...

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