Quarry Bay

Quarry Bay (49˚40'00" 124˚08'00" S side of Nelson I, Malaspina Str, SE of Powell R). Nelson I granite, highly regarded for its density and weight, has been quarried since the 1880s, with the first large-scale operations taking place next to this bay in 1894, when BC stone was chosen for the huge US Navy drydock at Bremerton, Washington. The next year, Quarry Bay granite was used for the foundations of the new legislature at Victoria and for the seawall around that city’s inner harbour. The...

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