This Week in History: 1877 A glimpse into Granville townsite, when it was ‘rough’
One hundred and forty years ago, Edgar Dewdney sent a note to B.C.’s attorney general, Henry Pering Pellew Crease. It is hard to decipher his writing, but he appears to be complaining about having to pay taxes on land he thought “was clear”. It was sent on July 12, 1877 and is datelined “Burrard Inlet”. He was