Kimsquit

Kimsquit is a former village of the Nuxalk^[1] at the mouth of the Dean River on the northeast side of Dean Channel in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada.^[2] Kemsquit Indian Reserve No. 1 is nearby at 52°49′00″N 126°58′00″W,^[3] which is on Kimsquit Bay; Kimsquit Mountain is nearby.

The village was shelled by the Royal Navy in 1877.^[4]

References

1. "Nuxalk Smayusta: Chako Kunamokst at Kimsquit". nuxalk.net. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
2. "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
3. "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
4. "Nuxalk Smayusta: Chako Kunamokst at Kimsquit". nuxalk.net. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

External links

• image of Kimsquit Village prior to its destruction in 1877

52°50′00″N 126°57′00″W