Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Renews (now part of Renews-Cappahayden, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a small fishing village on the southern shore of Newfoundland 83 kilometres south of St. John's. The village was first settled by migratory fisherman and then by colonists. The colony was first proposed in 1610 by the London and Bristol Company which had previously started a colony at Cuper's Cove but settlement was delayed by the presence of pirate Peter Easton. In 1615, the territory was sold to William Vaughan who initially sent settlers to Aquaforte. Around 1617 Governor Richard Whitbourne moved six remaining colonists to Renews but they left by 1619. Vaughan soon sold land that crossed the Avalon Peninsula, including Renews harbour to Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland who named the territory South Falkland.
MYTH WARNING: In 1620, The Mayflower landed at Renews, where it picked up water and supplies before sailing on to Plymouth Rock. [no source material references for this -- just local legend]
Notable Newfoundland politician and current Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Loyola Hearn was born in this village.
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