Racoon Point

Racoon Point (49˚59'00" 127˚18'00" W side of Union I, Kyuquot Sd, NW side of Vancouver I). This feature was formerly known as Onward Point, after a well-known sealing schooner based in Victoria in the 1880s and first owned by Hugh McKay and William Spring. In 1947 the hydrographic service changed the name in order to commemorate HMS Racoon, a British warship that played a minor role in PNW history during the War of 1812. John Jacob Astor and the Pacific Fur Co had established an early trading...

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