Muddy Bay is a former settlement on the coast of

Labrador , nickname = "The Big Land" , etymology = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canada , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 ...

in the province of

Newfoundland and Labrador 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 ...

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. It was located on the shore of

Muddy Bay Muddy Bay is a former settlement on the coast of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was located on the shore of Muddy Bay, a small bay of Favorite Tickle. Muddy Bay was deeply impacted by the 1918 Influenza Pandemic ...

, a small bay of Favorite Tickle. Muddy Bay was deeply impacted by the

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which resulted in the deaths of 21% of its total population of 320 at the time. The Labrador Public School opened by the

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in 1920 as part of the

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was primarily occupied by orphaned children due to the casualties. In 1913

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purchased land at Muddy Bay where he built a ranch to keep foxes.

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Ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Labrador-geo-stub