Rathtrevor Beach

Rathtrevor Beach (49˚19'00" 124˚16'00" Just S of Parksville, NW of Nanaimo, E side of Vancouver I). Gold prospector William H Rath (1830–1904), a native of Ireland, came to this area about 1886 and bought land from the E&N in 1895. He and his wife, Elizabeth, built a log cabin and barn and created the Wildrose Farm. William was appointed the district’s justice of the peace. After his death, Elizabeth and her children continued to run the farm and eventually established a successful...

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