Stewart

Stewart (55˚56'00" 129˚59'00" Head of Portland Canal, on BC-Alaska boundary, N of Prince Rupert). Two prospector brothers from Victoria, Robert M and John W Stewart, settled at this location in 1902, just before a copper, gold and silver boom swept the area. They established the Stewart Land Co in 1906, laid out a townsite and had interests in several of the area’s mines. Robert became the community’s first postmaster, 1905–9, and also the region’s justice of the peace. Stewart, with...

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