| Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park | |
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 Hesquiat Harbour, located at the eastern end of Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park | |
  Location in British Columbia | |
 Interactive map of Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park | |
| Location | Vancouver Island,British Columbia,Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°26′30″N126°31′00″W / 49.44167°N 126.51667°W /49.44167; -126.51667 |
| Area | 7,888 ha (30.46 sq mi) |
| Established | July 12, 1995 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
| Website | BC Parks Hesquiat Peninsula |
Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park is aprovincial park at the western extremity of theClayoquot Sound region of the West Coast ofVancouver Island,British Columbia, Canada. The park was established byorder-in-council on July 12, 1995 as part of theClayoquot Land-Use Decision.
The Hesquiat Peninsula forms the division between the Clayoquot Sound region, to the south, and theNootka Sound region to the north. The peninsula is named for theHesquiaht group of theNuu-chah-nulth peoples.
Hesquiat Reserve No. 1 and adjoining locality and former steamer landing ofHesquiat are located on its southeastern tip.
TheHesquiaht group of theNuu-chah-nulth peoples have lived in the area since time immemorial.
In 1915,Ada Annie Rae-Arthur, better known by her nickname "Cougar Annie", moved with her husband to Hesquiat Bay.
DuringWorld War II, in 1942, theEstevan Point lighthouse was fired upon by theJapanese submarineI-26, marking the first enemy attack on Canadian soil since theFenian Raids of 1866 and 1871.
