The coastal liner British SS Valencia caught in heavy fog and rain runs aground on Walla Walla Reef off Vancouver Island. resulting in over 136 deaths. The catastrophe led to the development on Vancouver Island of the West Coast Trail and the construction of the Pachena Point Lighthouse.
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