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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_Moresby
Turns out he was just some random British naval officer, never set foot on the island best I can tell.
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly' timestamp='1437515990' post='23688282
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_Moresby
Turns out he was just some random British naval officer, never set foot on the island best I can tell.
Originally Posted by wiki
In 1787 the islands were surveyed by Captain George Dixon. They were named the Queen Charlotte Islands by Captain Dixon after one of his ships, the Queen Charlotte, which was named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III of the United Kingdom.
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Originally Posted by shareall' timestamp='1437577811' post='23689019
[quote name='WestSideBilly' timestamp='1437515990' post='23688282']
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_Moresby
Turns out he was just some random British naval officer, never set foot on the island best I can tell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_Moresby
Turns out he was just some random British naval officer, never set foot on the island best I can tell.
Originally Posted by wiki
In 1787 the islands were surveyed by Captain George Dixon. They were named the Queen Charlotte Islands by Captain Dixon after one of his ships, the Queen Charlotte, which was named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III of the United Kingdom.
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I did know about Dixon naming the islands after his ship but wasn't awake enough to articulate that haha. Guess I was more thinking of the smaller ones.
Stacy will be driving there next month to pick up a friend of ours from the airport, so I might ask her to make a stop for me.