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List of Communities Abandoned, 1965

(The following list is from the Stacey Collection. A. G. Stacey was a senior level bureaucrat in the Newfoundland Government involved in the resettlement program during the mid-1960s. An image of his original document listing the following communities can be viewed by clicking on the “Image of Original Document” link immediately below.) Image of Original Document (81kb) ABANDONMENT West Point Tosselo* Petites Presque LaPoile St. Anne's Grand Bruit St. Kyran's Grey River St. Leonard's Francois Isle Valen Rencontre West Clattice Harbour New Harbour Monkstown Richard's Harbour Davis Cove Muddy Hole Prowseton Mosquito Kingwell McCallum Port Royal Pushthrough Harbour Buffett Piccaire Red Island - long term Jersey Harbour Point Lance Little Bay West Ship Cove Miller's Passage Gooseberry Cove Red Cove Patrick's Cove Turnip Cove Angel's Cove Bay du Nord Cuslett Rencontre East** John's Pond Anderson's Cove Deer Harbour, Random Island English Harbour East British Harbour Grand le Pierre Loreburn Point Rosie - long term - Maberly Sagona        -    “       ” St. Brendan's (long term) Point Crewe Change Islands (long term) Lories Beaumont N & S High Beach Lushes Bight Point May Port Anson Corbin Little Bay Island Oderin Cull's Island (Leading Tickles W) Little Harbour  ) long range Lock's Cove St. Joseph's    ) long range Little Harbour Deep Burnt Islands Coney Arm Petit Forte - long term Hooping Harbour Great Paradise Williamsport Little Paradise Harbour Deep Great Bona Current Island Great Brehat St. Carol's Trout River Current Island (Flower's Cove) *Toslow **Rencontre East was not abandoned. The compiler of the list erred when he or she included this community. << Back

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