Steveston
The former fishing village of Steveston at the mouth of the south arm of the Fraser River on the southwestern tip of Lulu Iceland , two miles from west Finn Slough is now a part of the city Richmond Area Metro Vancouver in the southwest of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
history
The namesake of the place, Manoah Steves , was a second cousin of William Henry Steeves . Manoah Steves settled here with his family in 1877 or 1878. On the way from Moncton via Chatham-Kent , he did without the second "e" in his last name. It was the first white family to settle in the area. The actual founder of Stevestons was Manoah's son William Herbert. The name was given in 1889. The production of canned salmon on the Fraser began two years later. The first large canning factory called Phoenix was founded by Marshall English and Samuel Martin in 1882. There were 45 factories in the 1890s, approximately half of them in Steveston.
Every summer fishermen and factory workers of Japanese , Chinese , Indian and European origins settled in large numbers in the place. Fishing also formed the basis of a significant shipbuilding industry, both boats and ships were built. Merchant ships from all over the world were loaded with canned salmon here. Population growth peaked before the First World War . Steveston was advertised at that time as "Salmonopolis" and alleged competitor of Vancouver .
Canadians of Japanese descent made up a large part of Steveston's population. Their internment during World War II was a severe blow to the community, although some of the internees returned after their release and a sizable Japanese community still exists today. For example, after the internment, a center for Japanese martial arts was established.
After the war, Steveston and Richmond developed into a residential suburb of Vancouver by converting arable land to building land. Since the 1970s, the historical character and the port area have been specifically developed to promote the settlement of companies and tourism. The 1990s saw the end of the canned salmon industry.
Steveston today
Steveston is still the home port of over 600 fishing boats and thus of Canada's largest fishing fleet and, thanks to its proximity to important habitats, including orcas, a center for whale watching .
The Gulf of Georgia Cannery , built in 1894 and once the largest factory in British Columbia, reopened as a national memorial in 1994. It has been named one of the best historical sites in Canada.
additional
Steveston is the filming location for Storybrooke in the series Once Upon a Time .
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Individual evidence
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Coordinates: 49 ° 8 ′ N , 123 ° 11 ′ W