Group Vancouver Island, Crown Colony of Substate Defunct 1849 CE – 1866 CE Capital Victoria British Columbia Canada Member Cities Victoria British Columbia Canada Capital New Westminster British Columbia Canada Location Rosario San Juan Washington United States Location People Abraham Lincoln Frederic Edwin Church Frederick Douglass Henry David Thoreau James Buchanan +9 more Groups Kwakwakaʼwakw Haida people Tlingit people Athabaskans, or Dene, peoples Nuu-chah-nulth people (Amerind tribe; also formerly referred to as the Nootka, Nutka, Aht, Nuuchahnulth) +69 more Topics Middle Subatlantic Period Little Ice Age (LIA) North American Fur Trade Maritime Fur Trade Highland Clearances +16 more Subjects Origins Environment Movements Technology Watercraft +14 more Commodities Rocks, sand, and gravel Fish and game Hides and feathers Colorants Glass +5 more Locations New Westminster British Columbia Canada Victoria British Columbia Canada Rosario San Juan Washington United States ← Boots Group PLC Punjab Province → Cite this entry Moran, J. (n.d.). Vancouver Island, Crown Colony of. History Atlas. Retrieved 15 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/groups/vancouver-island-crown-colony-of/ Related events Loading related events…
