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Kingcome Inlet Cannery | Charles Creek | Hickey Fisheries

Head of Kingcome Inlet with steep sided mountains lining each side.

The head of Kingcome Inlet, where the Kingcome cannery operated. Image NA-11173 courtesy of the Royal BC Museum and Archives

1914-1924

50°56’08.0″N 126°21’40.9″W

  • Built in 1914 at Kingcome Inlet by the Gilford Fish Co.
  • Sold in 1916 to William Hickey
  • Hickey sold the cannery for much less than it was worth in 1921 during a depression in the canned salmon industry
  • Buildings burned down in 1924