Clo-oose
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Clo-oose is an area adjacent to the mouth of the Cheewhat River on the west coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Within the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, the former steamboat sto
Beach at Clo-oose, BC, 1909
SS Valencia
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SS Valencia was an iron-hulled passenger steamer built for the Red D Line for service between Venezuela and New York City. She was built in 1882 by William Cramp and Sons, one year after the construct
Clo-oose
…I permanently scuttled the project. 1906: Barkentine Skagit wrecked on the reef to the northwest, with the loss of two lives. Earlier that year, the SS Valencia sank 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest, with the loss of more than 125 lives, prompting the federal government to establish a lifesaving station at…
SS Valencia in 1904
SS Valencia around 1900, showing much of her original Red D Line profile
Valencia, carrying members of the 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry of the United States Army during the Spanish–American War
Valencia, circa 1905