Shutty Bench (settlement) adopted 3 May 1961 on 82F/15, as identified on BC Mineral Reference Map 1, 1927. Form of name subsequently adjusted to Shutty Bench (community) in federal records (date not cited).

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Mis-spelled "Shutty Beach (settlement)" in the 1966 BC Gazetteer.

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Schuletty Creek Steamer Landing was located here, identified in CPR timetables 1923 - 1941 timetables.

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Named after first residents, Andrew and Mary Shutty, who farmed on this benchland.

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"Mary Shutty was born c1864 in Czechoslovakia [family name not cited] and came to Canada as a young girl; she died September 1929." (Nelson Daily News, 12 Septemer 1929); and.... "Andrew Shutty, for whom Shutty Bench near Kaslo was named, died, aged 73. Mr. Shutty was born in Czechoslovakia 16 May 1879, came to the Kaslo district in 1896 and in 1904 settled with his father at what is now known as Shutty Bench. The settlement was named for them. For many years he was a foreman on the pioneer narrow gauge Kaslo-Slocan Railroad and also served as lineman for CPR for a number of years. He was well known as a teamster and hauled many thousands of dollars worth of ore from the Utica Mine. In later years he farmed on his lovely ranch at Shutty Bench. Died at Mount Francis Infirmary in Nelson, on Friday." (Nelson Daily News, 23 March 1953)

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