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  • 2026-10-08
    Built between 1827 and 1831 by the Royal Engineers for Sir Thomas Cochrane, this building was the official residence of…
  • 2026-10-08
    During the 19th century Harbour Grace was an important centre in Newfoundland and for much of this period it boasted,…
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    Probably built in the early 1830's for John Leamon, a local merchant, Hawthorne Cottage was originally located 10 kilometres away.…
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    Hopedale Mission was established by the Moravian Church in 1782 and named for an earlier mission, the Church's first and…
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    Indian Point is an example of a camp where the Beothuk wintered in well-built, multi-sided mamateeks. In the fall, families…
  • 2026-10-08
    James P. Howley greatly advanced scientific understanding of Newfoundland’s geology, mineral deposits, and geography through his extensive fieldwork for the…
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    This is the site of the oldest known First Nations funerary monument in North America. Dating to the Maritime Archaic…
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    Discovered in 1960, this is the first authenticated Norse site found in North America and could be Leif Ericsson's short-lived…
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    At 12:58 p.m. Newfoundland time on 14 June, 1919, Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown of the Royal…
  • 2026-10-08
    The presence of thousands of Americans during and after World War II had a profound effect on Newfoundland. In 1940…