CNHS - Sewell Prescott Moody - North Vancouver, B.C.
N 49° 18.476 W 123° 03.538
10U E 495713 N 5461689
Sewell Prescott Moody was a carpenter and "Yankee trader" from Maine.
Waymark Code: WM3V0W
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/18/2008
Views: 26
"In 1859, at the age of 25, he came to the lower Fraser River during the Gold Rush and prospered in numerous businesses. In 1865, he purchased a small sawmill on Burrard Inlet. As the mill expanded, partners changed and a permanent community became established. It was first known as Moody's Mill, then Moodyville.
"Sue" was very astute in business matters and very good with people. He was trusted by all who did business with him. He enjoyed a reputation for being shrewd, but available for assistance in personal or business affairs. He had a friendly relationship with his workers, which included local First Nations people. The amenities he provided at his mill site were impressive for the time. For social and business reasons, he refused to allow alcohol in Moodyville.
Moody and his partners built an integrated system of supply and production that included timber lands, farm lands, foreshore lands, wharves, retail lumber yards, ocean-going vessels and one of the finest sawmills on the west coast of North America. Moodyville was the focal point, but not the limit of their efforts.
On November 4th 1875, S.P. Moody was traveling to San Francisco. In one of the largest maritime accidents of the day, the S.S. Pacific sank after leaving Victoria. S.P. Moody drowned. Wooden debris was found days later with the following on it: S.P. Moody all lost
The company had lost its driving force and the future of Moodyville was forever altered."
Information for this waymark came from the North Vancouver Museum and Archives.
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