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Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park occupies the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia at the outer edge of the Clayoquot Sound region, where the peninsula divides Clayoquot Sound from Nootka Sound. Named for the Hesquiaht, one of the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples, the area reflects a long Indigenous presence and coastal travel history, especially at Hesquiat Reserve No. 1 and the former steamer landing of Hesquiat. Established on July 12, 1995, as part of the Clayoquot Land-Use Decision, the park also stands within a broader history linked to Cougar Annie’s nearby settlement and the 1942 shelling of the Estevan Point lighthouse during the Second World War.
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