Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Not to be confused with Rock Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Rocky Harbour
Small Bay, Little Harbour
Town
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Rocky Harbour is located in Newfoundland
Rocky Harbour
Rocky Harbour
Location of Rocky Harbour in Newfoundland
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Country  Canada
Province  Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated 1966
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 979
Time zone Newfoundland Time Zone (UTC-3:30)
 • Summer (DST) Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s) 709
Website www.rockyharbour.ca

Rocky Harbour is a town located on the western edge of Newfoundland, near the entrance to Bonne Bay.[1] The harbour was previously known as Small Bay or Little Harbour.[3] This town is home to Gros Morne National Park, a World Heritage Site.

Arrowheads show that Micmac Indians once inhabited the area.[4] During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the harbour was frequented by the early French fisherman when it came under the French Shore fishery. The first year Rocky Harbour appeared in the census figures was in 1874, when it had a population of 35.[3]

A Post Office was established there in 1900.[4] It became a Local Government Community in April 1966. Following the opening of Gros Morne National Park in 1973, the population further increased and services such as an RCMP detachment were added.[3] area. It had a population of 357 in 1921.[3] In 2011, the population was 979.[2]

Rocky Harbour is a key tourist town in central Gros Morne National Park, offering nature and scenery viewing, and access to hiking trails.

Rocky Harbour at sunset
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See also

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador (ISBN 0-9693422-1-7), p.616
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.rockyharbour.ca/our_history.php Our History. Retrieved 2012-06-24

External links

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