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'''Saltspring Island''' (also '''Salt Spring Island''') is one of the ] in the ] between mainland ], ] and ]. It is the most populated and most frequently visited of the Gulf Islands, with a population of about 10,500 as of 2008.<ref>{{cite book | last = Zimmerman | first = Karla | coauthors = James Bainbridge, Celeste Brash, Natalie Folster, Scott Kennedy, Graham Neale | edition = 10 | publisher = Lonely Planet | title = Canada | year = 2008 | isbn = 1741045711 | page = 731}}</ref> The island is known for its artists.<ref name=Hill>{{cite book | last = Hill | first =Kathleen Thompson | coauthors = Gerald N. Hill | title = Victoria and Vancouver Island: A Personal Tour of an Almost Perfect Eden | edition = 5 | publisher = Globe Pequot | year = 2005 | isbn = 0762738758 | page = 242}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Thompson | first = Wayne C. | coauthors = Jacqueline Grekin | edition = 5 | publisher = Hunter Publishing, Inc. | year = 2003 | isbn = 2894644760 | page = 633}}</ref> '''Saltspring Island''' (also '''Salt Spring Island''') is one of the ] in the ] between mainland ], ] and ]. It is the most populated and most frequently visited of the Gulf Islands, with a population of about 10,500 as of 2008.<ref>{{cite book | last = Zimmerman | first = Karla | coauthors = James Bainbridge, Celeste Brash, Natalie Folster, Scott Kennedy, Graham Neale | edition = 10 | publisher = Lonely Planet | title = Canada | year = 2008 | isbn = 1741045711 | page = 731}}</ref> It is also by area the largest of the islands.<ref>{{cite book | last = Jepson | first = Tim | title = The Rough Guide to Vancouver | edition = 2 | publisher = Rough Guides | year = 2004 | isbn = 184353245X | page = 239}}</ref> The island is known for its artists.<ref name=Hill>{{cite book | last = Hill | first =Kathleen Thompson | coauthors = Gerald N. Hill | title = Victoria and Vancouver Island: A Personal Tour of an Almost Perfect Eden | edition = 5 | publisher = Globe Pequot | year = 2005 | isbn = 0762738758 | page = 242}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Thompson | first = Wayne C. | coauthors = Jacqueline Grekin | edition = 5 | publisher = Hunter Publishing, Inc. | year = 2003 | isbn = 2894644760 | page = 633}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
The island, initially inhabited by ] ], became a refuge from ] for ] who had resided in the ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulte-Peevers | first = Andrea | title = Canada | edition = 9 | publisher = Lonely Planet | year = 2005 | isbn = 1740597737 | page = 729 | quote = Originally settled by the Salish First Nation over a thousand years ago, it became a place where African Americans fled to escape racial tensions in the USA}}</ref> Settled in 1858 by black Americans, the island was not only the first of the Gulf Islands to be settled, but also, according to 1988's ''A Victorian Missionary and Canadian Indian Policy'', the first agricultural settlement established anywhere in the ].<ref name=Hill241>Hill and Hill, 241.</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Nock | first = David A. | coauthors = Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion | title = A Victorian Missionary and Canadian Indian Policy: Cultural Synthesis vs. Cultural Replacement | publisher = Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press | year = 1988 | isbn = 0889201536 |page = 159-160}}</ref> The island, which had from 1859 been called "Admiral Island", was officially retitled by the Geographic Board of Canada in honor of the island's salt ] in 1905.<ref name=Hill241/> 2005's ''Victoria and Vancouver Island'' indicates that in the 1960s, the island once again became a refuge for US citizens, this time for "]" during the ].<ref name=Hill/> The island, initially inhabited by ] ], became a refuge from ] for ] who had resided in the ].<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulte-Peevers | first = Andrea | title = Canada | edition = 9 | publisher = Lonely Planet | year = 2005 | isbn = 1740597737 | page = 729 | quote = Originally settled by the Salish First Nation over a thousand years ago, it became a place where African Americans fled to escape racial tensions in the USA}}</ref> Settled in 1858 by black Americans, the island was not only the first of the Gulf Islands to be settled, but also, according to 1988's ''A Victorian Missionary and Canadian Indian Policy'', the first ] established anywhere in the colony of Vancouver Island.<ref name=Hill241>Hill and Hill, 241.</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Nock | first = David A. | coauthors = Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion | title = A Victorian Missionary and Canadian Indian Policy: Cultural Synthesis vs. Cultural Replacement | publisher = Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press | year = 1988 | isbn = 0889201536 |page = 159-160}}</ref>

Saltspring island was also the first in the ] and British Columbia to allow settlers to acquire land through ]; settlers could occupy and improve the land before purchase, being permitted to buy it at a cost per acre of one dollar after proving they had done so.<ref name=Sandwell>{{cite book | last = Sandwell | first = Ruth Wells | title = Beyond the City Limits: Rural History in British Columbia | publisher = UBC Press | year = 1999 | isbn = 077480694X | page = 85}}</ref> Before 1871, all property acquired on Saltpeter Island was purchased in this way; between 1871 and 1881, it was still by far the primary method of land acquisition, accounting for 96% of purchases.<ref name=Sandwell/> This helped to ensure that the land was used for agricultural purposes and that the settlers were by and large families.<ref>Sandwell, 89-90.</ref> Nevertheless, Rush Wells Sandwell of ''Beyond the City Limit'' indicates that few of the island's early residents were ], with most families maintaining subsistence plots and supplementing through other activities, including ], ] and working for the island's government.<ref>Sandwell, 90-91.</ref> Some families abandoned their land altogether as a result of lack of civic services on the island or other factors, such as livestock-killing cold in the winter of 1862.<ref>Sandwell, 93.</ref>

The island, which had from 1859 been called "Admiral Island", was officially retitled by the Geographic Board of Canada in honor of the island's salt ] in 1905.<ref name=Hill241/> 2005's ''Victoria and Vancouver Island'' indicates that in the 1960s, the island once again became a refuge for US citizens, this time for "]" during the ].<ref name=Hill/>


==Notable residents== ==Notable residents==

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Saltspring Island (also Salt Spring Island) is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia between mainland British Columbia, Canada and Vancouver Island. It is the most populated and most frequently visited of the Gulf Islands, with a population of about 10,500 as of 2008. It is also by area the largest of the islands. The island is known for its artists.

History

The island, initially inhabited by Salish First Nation, became a refuge from racism for African Americans who had resided in the United States. Settled in 1858 by black Americans, the island was not only the first of the Gulf Islands to be settled, but also, according to 1988's A Victorian Missionary and Canadian Indian Policy, the first aggriculatural settlement established anywhere in the colony of Vancouver Island.

Saltspring island was also the first in the Colony of Vancouver Island and British Columbia to allow settlers to acquire land through pre-emption; settlers could occupy and improve the land before purchase, being permitted to buy it at a cost per acre of one dollar after proving they had done so. Before 1871, all property acquired on Saltpeter Island was purchased in this way; between 1871 and 1881, it was still by far the primary method of land acquisition, accounting for 96% of purchases. This helped to ensure that the land was used for agricultural purposes and that the settlers were by and large families. Nevertheless, Rush Wells Sandwell of Beyond the City Limit indicates that few of the island's early residents were commercial farmers, with most families maintaining subsistence plots and supplementing through other activities, including fishing, logging and working for the island's government. Some families abandoned their land altogether as a result of lack of civic services on the island or other factors, such as livestock-killing cold in the winter of 1862.

The island, which had from 1859 been called "Admiral Island", was officially retitled by the Geographic Board of Canada in honor of the island's salt springs in 1905. 2005's Victoria and Vancouver Island indicates that in the 1960s, the island once again became a refuge for US citizens, this time for "draft evaders" during the Vietnam War.

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. Zimmerman, Karla (2008). Canada (10 ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 731. ISBN 1741045711. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. Jepson, Tim (2004). The Rough Guide to Vancouver (2 ed.). Rough Guides. p. 239. ISBN 184353245X.
  3. ^ Hill, Kathleen Thompson (2005). Victoria and Vancouver Island: A Personal Tour of an Almost Perfect Eden (5 ed.). Globe Pequot. p. 242. ISBN 0762738758. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. Thompson, Wayne C. (2003). (5 ed.). Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 633. ISBN 2894644760. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. Schulte-Peevers, Andrea (2005). Canada (9 ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 729. ISBN 1740597737. Originally settled by the Salish First Nation over a thousand years ago, it became a place where African Americans fled to escape racial tensions in the USA
  6. ^ Hill and Hill, 241.
  7. Nock, David A. (1988). A Victorian Missionary and Canadian Indian Policy: Cultural Synthesis vs. Cultural Replacement. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 159-160. ISBN 0889201536. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Sandwell, Ruth Wells (1999). Beyond the City Limits: Rural History in British Columbia. UBC Press. p. 85. ISBN 077480694X.
  9. Sandwell, 89-90.
  10. Sandwell, 90-91.
  11. Sandwell, 93.

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48°50′N 123°30′W / 48.833°N 123.500°W / 48.833; -123.500

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