Rawlins Cross, St. John's
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Rawlins Cross, formed by the intersection of Monkstown, Prescott and Military roads, is a very well known St. John's, Newfoundland landmark. Military road, built in 1773, was one of the first roads in this area that joined Fort William with Fort Townsend. Monkstown road was built in the early 1800s and Prescott built around 1840. The area where all three came together became to be know as Rawlins Cross named after a grocer Patrick Rawlins.
Rawlins Cross has been home to many businesses that lasted for many years, the most noteworthy was O'Mara-Martin Drugs established in 1892. In 1895 W.J. Murphy's grocery established a presence there. It is the site of the first traffic light for the city; it was manually operated by a police constable. A commemorative plaque for the St. John's Electric Light Company is located at Rawlins Cross, although the business was established on nearby Flavin Street in 1885.
A popular Newfoundland Irish band, Rawlins Cross, has taken its name from this St. John's landmark.
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Neighbourhoods: The Battery | Cowan Heights | Fort Amherst | George Street | Georgetown | Quidi Vidi | Rabbitttown | Rawlins Cross | Virginia Park | Water Street | Waterford Valley
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