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Georgetown (Georgetown Mills), on Big Bay, was founded by non-Indigenous settlers in 1874 when the Big Bay Lumber company opened a water-powered sawmill. The mill produced lumber for Prince Rupert, Alert Bay, the Yukon, and nearby canneries. By 1907, Georgetown had a store, church, and school. Japanese Canadians formed a close-knit community along the shoreline and the south bank of Salmon Creek; most worked for the Big Bay Lumber Company, though one ran a blacksmith shop.

After 1906, workers would make frequent trips to Prince Rupert and Port Simpson. The settlement was connected to the mill via a trail and telegraph line. The Georgetown Mills post office (formerly Big Bay) operated from 1910 until 1928. Many Japanese Canadian residents and workers in Georgetown listed their address as Prince Rupert.