Doting Cove and Ragged Harbour.
Geography
Located on the
Straight Shore
The Straight Shore is a section of coastline on the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It follows a generally northwesterly direction from the town of Cape Freels to Musgrave Harbour and then a generally westerly direct ...
of
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
, Ragged Harbour is to the west of
Musgrave Harbour
Musgrave Harbour is a town and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
History
Musgrave Harbour is a fishing community that was originally named Muddy Hole. The name was changed in 1886 in honor of Governor An ...
and Doting Cove is to the east. Ragged Harbour got its name from the appearance of its harbour which is filled with rocks and coves, thus giving it a 'ragged' look.
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History
The 1836 Newfoundland ''Census'' records a family of five living in Ragged Harbour, it was the family of Jack Mullins. Soon after the Bemisters and Pinsents settled in Ragged Harbour. One of the Bemisters of Ragged Harbour, Simeon, was a crew member on the ''Belle Hadden'' which was built in Ragged Harbour and was used to take produce to mining towns.
[Raymond Guy, ''From the Straight Shore'', 1994.]
Doting Cove had its first settlers by 1850, some of the families were the Abbotts, Cuffs, Haywards, Hickses, and Moulands. Just seven years later the population had reached 102 in Doting Cove. Many of the settlers would go to the Wadham Islands to fish during the summer season. In the 1900s Doting Cove was a supporter of the
Fisherman's Protective Union
The Fishermen's Protective Union (sometimes called the Fisherman's Protective Union, the FPU, The Union or the Union Party) was a workers' organisation and political party in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The development of the FPU mirrored that ...
and by 1912 a Union Trading Co. store was opened there.
Ragged Harbour and Doting Cove by 1884 were both almost entirely Methodist. However the Salvation Army made converts in Doting Cove first in the 1890s and the majority of Doting Cove's population became Salvation Army by the 1930s.
The 1911 ''census'' records Doting Cove's population as 458 and Ragged Harbours as 49. Since Doting Cove, Ragged Harbour and
Musgrave Harbour
Musgrave Harbour is a town and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
History
Musgrave Harbour is a fishing community that was originally named Muddy Hole. The name was changed in 1886 in honor of Governor An ...
were incorporated their population has remained near 1000 throughout the 1900s.
Census Information
* Ragged Harbour
* Doting Cove
See also
*
List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
This article lists unincorporated communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Incorporated towns and cities are incorporated municipalities and can be found on List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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References
External links
* http://ngb.chebucto.org/
* http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~hrollman/index.html
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Populated coastal places in Canada
Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador