Anderson Bay, Texada Island, BC, Canada
Texada Island Heritage Society

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Blasted by winter storms, this remote area was homesteaded in the early 1900’s where the once colourful marble deposits were quarried and used in building the Victoria Legislature buildings and Vancouver’s Carnegie Library.

In the 1940’s Dougan and Sons Logging of Cobble Hill started to logging in the area.  2 years later they were joined by their relatives the Cox Brothers Logging of Cowichan. They built a large camp, booming grounds, school house and airstrip. Regular trips to Pender Harbour for groceries and mail was on the Texada Queen - their 36-foot barge with wheelhouse.

When logging ended in 1959 the community at Anderson Bay dwindled and the area was reclaimed by nature and returned to its former isolation, beauty and quiet.

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The Charles Dougan home circa 1950

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Building the hanger at the airstip, circa 1950

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Anderson Bay Airstrip, circa 1950

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The "Texada Queen", circa 1950

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Logging Truck, circa 1950

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At the Log Dump, circa 1950

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Overlooking the Log Dump in Anderson Bay
circa 1950

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Looking at the Camp Site, circa 1950

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