Duncan Bay
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Duncan Bay was sometimes used as a Royal Navy anchorage near Metlakatla.
It was orignally named for Captain Alexander Duncan in 1834. In 1862, Captain Richards adopted the same name in honour of William Duncan, a missionary who had re-established Metlakatla with First Nations converts the same year.1
  • 1. Duncan Bay, BC Geographical Names.
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Duncan, Alexander

Duncan, William

Richards, Captain George Henry

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Metlakatla

The Colonial Despatches Team. Duncan Bay. 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/duncan_bay.html.

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