Parksville

Parksville (49˚19'00" 124˚19'00" On Parksville Bay), Parksville Bay (49˚20'00" 124˚19'00" Between Northwest Bay and Qualicum Beach, E side of Vancouver I). Nelson P Parks (1824–1910), his wife, Elizabeth (c 1836–1913), and his sons, George and James, all from the US, acquired property in this area in 1884 and farmed. Nelson was appointed the area’s first postmaster, 1886–91; in the 1901 census his occupation is listed as shoemaker. He and his wife appear to have migrated farther N...

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