Arnold’s Cove has its own unique story of resettlement. Between 1950 and 1969, 122 families relocated to Arnold’s Cove from communities throughout Placentia Bay, and 103 houses were moved here with them.
Spencer’s Cove was situated on the northeastern side of Long Island. Originally known as Paddy Poors’ Cove, it was later renamed in honour of Bishop A. G. Spencer, Newfoundland’s first Church of England bishop.Newfoundland's First Church of England Bishop.
The community was settled in four areas: the central area of Harbour Buffett (known as North West), North East, Tickles, and Coffins Cove. It is believe that the first permanent settlers arrive in the early Nineteenth Century and settled in the North East.
A resettled fishing community, Port Royal was located on the southeastern side of Mussel Harbour, a 3km –long inlet on the west side of Long Island, Placentia Bay.
A resettled fishing community, Haystack was located in a sheltered harbour formed by a wedge-shaped peninsula on the northeast coast of Long Island, Placentia Bay, north of Harbour Buffett.
Kingwell was called "Mussel Harbour Arm" when it was first inhabited. It was a fishing-lobstering-herring settlement on the west side of Placentia Bay on Long Island.
Tack's Beach was a fishing community located on Kings Island, the largest of the Ragged Islands in western Placentia Bay. In early census it was considered to have included Baker’s Cove, Best’s Harbour, Broad Cove, Cooper’s Cove, and Yawl’s Cove.
Bar Haven was first called Barren Island until 1911. First records of the community suggests it may have been settled in the early 1800s when Spurrier and Company was expanding into the bay.
Best's Harbour was formerly named Morton's Harbour from the time it was settled in early 1880s. It is part of the community of Tack's Beach, on King's Island (the largest of the Ragged Islands)
A resettled fishing settlement that was located on the west side of Placentia Bay in a small sheltered Cove, Davis Cove, which was probably named for an early settler, was first reported in the census (1845) with a population of thirty-five.
A resettled fishing community, Port Anne is located in western Placentia Bay, on Burnt Island in Nonsuch Arm, west of Petite Forte (Known as Burnt Island until a name change in the 1950s (after the newborn Princess Anne).
It was settled at Old Cove (on the north side facing nearby Sound Island) and on its west side, at Jean Cove, which faces the mainland across a 1 km wide reach and is further sheltered by several islets.
Originally known as Paradise Sound, Monkstown was renamed in 1902 to reflect the fact that the majority of its inhabitants had the surname Monks.
Bruley is situated on Merasheen Island, across from Spencer's Cove, it was a fishing community made up of three parts: Big Bruley, Little Bruley, and Crab's Hole.
Isle Valen was an important trading centre when Spurrier and Company set up business there around 1800.
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