Cowichan Point
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Cowichan Point is located at the northern entrance to Cowichan Bay, and its name likely shares the same origin—named after the powerful Coast Salish First Nation that has resided in the region.1
  • 1. Andrew Scott, The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Placenames (Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2009), 137.
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    Cowichan Bay

    The Colonial Despatches Team. Cowichan Point. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/cowichan_point.html.

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