Butedale,_British_Columbia
Butedale
Abandoned fishing village on the BC central coast
Butedale is a ghost town on Princess Royal Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1918 as a fishing, mining and logging camp.[1] Initially the salmon cannery was established by Western Packers which was purchased and operated by the Canadian Fishing Company until it ceased operating in the 1950s. At its peak, Butedale's summertime population was over 400.
A post office was opened there in 1917, and closed on March 4, 1974.[2]