Tobey Point

Tobey Point (54˚18'00" 130˚23'00" E side of Digby I, just W of Prince Rupert). As an assistant engineer with the GTP, William Homer Tobey (1880–1959) was one of the dignitaries present when the railway’s last spike was driven just E of Ft Fraser on Apr 7, 1914. He had a long career with the GTP and CNR in BC between 1906 and 1940, working successively as a construction engineer, maintenance engineer, divisional engineer and superintendent of the Smithers division. Later Tobey was...

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