Brockton Point Lighthouse 🚨 Francis Brockton was an engineer on a ship that was captained by George Henry Richards, the namesake for Richards street in Vancouver. Captain Richards surveyed Burrard Inlet and it was Brockton who, in 1859, discovered a vein of coal in the area. Richards gave Coal Harbour its name and then honoured his engineer by naming the eastern tip of Stanley Park — Brockton Point — after him. ... ... ... #Vancouver #BrocktonPoint #StanleyPark #Seawall #VeryVancouver #ExploreBC #Photos604 #BC #Canada #ExploreCanada @vanparkboard @inside_vancouver @hellobc (at Brockton Point Lighthouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpNJxgyn-b3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gn62qk86dviz