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A large forest fire started near Buttle Lake and burned much of the valley in 1938. Rock Bay, Menzies Bay, and Englewood all were big logging camps. After 1912, Campbell River became a supply point for northern Vancouver Island, Quadra Island, and Cortes Island. [7]
There once were more than 10,000 fire lookout persons [1] staffing more than 5,000 of fire lookout towers or fire lookout stations in the United States alone. [2] Now there are far fewer of both. Also there are a number of fire lookout trees. The U.S. state of Wisconsin decided to close its last 72 operating fire lookout towers in 2016. [3]
A fire lookout tower, fire tower, or lookout tower is a tower that provides housing and protection for a person known as a "fire lookout", whose duty it is to search for wildfires in the wilderness. It is a small building, usually on the summit of a mountain or other high vantage point to maximize viewing distance and range, known as view shed .
Campbell River: Coordinates ... Rock Bay is located on the shore of Vancouver Island, immediately south of East Thurlow Island. [2] See also
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Telegraph Cove is a community of about 20 inhabitants, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi) northwest of Campbell River. It is a former milling and cannery village that has become a launch point for eco-tourism. It is three kilometers southeast of Beaver Cove.
Englewood Railway was a logging railroad on northern Vancouver Island, Canada.Headquartered in Woss, British Columbia, the line ran 90 km (56 mi) from Vernon Lake, through Woss, and past Nimpkish Lake Provincial Park to Beaver Cove.
Lower Campbell Lake is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the city of Campbell River. It makes up the southern portion of the Sayward Forest Canoe Route. The lake has a surface area of 2,694 hectares (6,660 acres) and has a mean depth of 17.1 metres (56 ft), with a maximum depth of 75.6 metres (248 ft).