Burnt Point
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Not to be confused with Burning Point.
Burnt Point a small fishing village on the north side of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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[edit] Geography
The community of Burnt Point for the most part is on gently sloping area much higher than the coast where the wharf and fishing boats are kept.
[edit] Towns and Communities nearby
Some of the communities within a 15 minute driving distance from Burnt Point are as follows;
- Lower Island Cove
- Job's Cove
- Gull Island
- Northern Bay
- Ochre Pit Cove
[edit] History
- 1810 - First fishing premises are believed to be owned by Andrew Layman and John Tucker.
- 1869 - Census records a population of 115. The first church and road have been built by this date.
- 1880 - The first post office is in operation.
- 1905 - A lighthouse is built at Burnt Point.
- 1915 - July: the Railway is built going through Burnt Point to Bay de Verde.
- 1920 - The first public wharf is built.
- 1921 - Two cod-liver oil factories are established.
- 1930 - During a storm the ship Dekult runs ashore and claims many lives.
- 1933 - The Railway takes it toll and is completely hauled up by November.
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