Little Placentia Sound, Newfoundland and Labrador
Little Placentia Sound is an abandoned town in Newfoundland and Labrador that had a peak population of 47 in 1901.[1] It is named after the body of water (sound) that encompasses the former community located within Placentia Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. There was once a lead mine called Silver Cliff Mine located within the town.[2]
Little Placentia Sound
The Sound | |
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Abandoned Town | |
 Looking east down Little Placentia Sound, present day | |
  Little Placentia Sound Location of Little Placentia Sound in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°18′17.9″N 53°53′35.0″W / 47.304972°N 53.893056°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | Division 1 |
| Census subdivision | Subdivision B |
| Population (1901) | |
• Total | 47[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Bay | Placentia Bay |
During World War II the United States Navy built a naval base nearby at Argentia.
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Demographics
editIn 1894/1897, McAlpine's released a business directory that lists the head of each household with their occupation in the town of Little Placentia Sound at that time.[3] It is adapted below:
| Bruce, David | Fisherman |
| Cunningham, John | Fisherman |
| Cunningham, Edward | Fisherman |
| Darmody, James | Fisherman |
| Meade, Jeremiah SR. | Farmer |
| Meade, Jeremiah JR. | Farmer |
| Sampson, Martin | Fisherman |
In 1901, the town of Little Placentia Sound had 47 residents, all of the Roman Catholic faith.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Bond, Sir Robert (1901). Census of Newfoundland and Labrador 1901 Census. St. John's, NL: J.W. Withers. p. 368. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Howley, James P. (1917). Mineral resources of Newfoundland : Report of James P. Howley for the year 1892. St. John's, Nfld: Robinson & Co. p. 17. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b McAlpine's Newfoundland directory, 1894 to 1897. Saint John, NB: McAlpine Publishing Co. 1897. p. 613. Retrieved 18 November 2021.