Franklin River in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, is located between Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound, was named as part of the Vancouver Island Exploration Expedition of 1864.
The river was named for Selim Franklin, Esquire, who was Chairman of the Exploration Committee.
Later in 1938 the company would become the first in British Columbia to plant seedlings in areas that had been logged.
The Franklin River is in the traditional territory of the Hupačasath First Nation, part of the Nuu-chah-nulth people.
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