Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert (54˚19'00" 130˚19'00" NW side of Kaien I, just N of the mouth of the Skeena R), Prince Rupert Harbour (54˚20'00" 130˚18'00" Off W and NW sides of Kaien I). Kaien I was chosen as the terminus for the GTP in the early 1900s, and land clearing and construction began in 1906. Several informal names emerged for the new community: Baconville, after GTP harbour engineer James Bacon, for the dockside area where the GTP offices were erected; Knoxville, after miner John Knox, for one...

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