Fort Rupert
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On Fort Rupert IR #1, S side of Beaver Harbour just E of Port Hardy (municipality), Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°41'34"N, 127°24'39"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Fort Rupert (settlement) adopted 5 October 1946, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart #581, 1867 et seq. Form of name changed to Fort Rupert (community) 15 February 1983. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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The Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Rupert in 1849 as a base for developing nearby coal deposits. The Indian village established here, T'saxis ("stream running on beach") stretched out along the beach on either side of the Fort, and was utilized by the Kwakiutl, Kweeha, Komkiutis and Walas Kwakiutl. IR#1, alloted in 1886, included most of the western section of the village. Source: Museum at Campbell River (spring 2001) |