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Deas Island

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157:"...there is little doubt that Deas himself was...the actual owner of the cannery. He acquired the land through pre-emption and the improvements were in his name. The canned salmon produced by the plant was also marketed in Deas' name, if we accept the evidence of a gaily coloured salmon label — the earliest of its kind to survive from the British Columbia industry — bearing the legend 'Fresh Salmon, John S. Deas, Frazer River, British Columbia.'" Ralston, Keith. 354: 81: 22: 56:) in size; and has three historic buildings: Burrvilla, a stately Victorian home; Inverholme, a one-room schoolhouse; and the Delta Agricultural Hall. Between 1895 and the 1940s, the peninsula had a small Greek settlement with a population of about 80 at its peak. 227: 114: 181: 161: 434: 395: 105:
on the peninsula in 1873. His was the leading cannery on the Fraser River until 1878, at which point growing competition encouraged Deas to sell.
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It is a habitat for many kinds of birds, and a popular bird-watching destination.
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Metro Vancouver Regional District web page for Deas and Island Regional Park
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and connects Delta to Richmond. The tunnel goes from Deas Island to
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A portion of Deas Island is occupied by Deas Island Regional Park.
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The peninsula is notable as the site of the southern end of the
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BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly 32 (1976): 73-76."
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BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly 32 (1976): 71."
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Fraser River
Delta, British Columbia
Richmond, British Columbia
Canada
acres
ha
George Massey Tunnel
Highway 99
Lulu Island

John Sullivan Deas
tinsmith
cannery
Metro Vancouver Parks Page
Various Pictures
"Greek settlers endured tough conditions on Deas Island"
"John Sullivan Deas: A Black Entrepreneur in British Columbia Salmon Canning."
Archived
Wayback Machine
"John Sullivan Deas: A Black Entrepreneur in British Columbia Salmon Canning."
Archived
Wayback Machine
Metro Vancouver Regional District web page for Deas and Island Regional Park
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Delta
British Columbia
Ladner

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