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Claxton Cannery

1890–1944

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They were located at the mouth of Claxton Creek where it flows into Telegraph Passage on the southern shore to the entrance to Skeena River. It was purchased in 1897 by Victoria Packing Co. Operated by BC Packers Ltd. closed in 1944. It was demolished in 1950.

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