Pound Cove is a community in

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...

, Canada, located north of

Wesleyville Wesleyville is a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,229 at the 2020 census, down from 3,341 in 2010. It is part of the Erie Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Wesleyville is located at (42.137056, ...

. Pound Cove was settled during the Labrador fishery. In 1884, Pound Cove was listed as "Punch Cove" with a population of 106. It was inhabited by people from Flowers Island and Pinchard's Island.''

Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador ''Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador'' is an Encyclopedia commissioned by Joey Smallwood to capture the people, places, events and history of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Smallwood's view on the purpose of the encyclopedia wa ...

'' By 1890, there were 114 people living there; 68 of them were members of the Church of England. In 1901 the population had increased to 168, with 89 Church of England members, 65 Methodists, and 14 members of the Salvation Army.Naboth Winsor, ''Through Peril, Toil, and Pain'', 1981. In 1899, a Church of England school was built and also served as a chapel. A Methodist school-chapel was built in 1908; a school was not built until 1948. Since 1992 the community has been a part of the town of

New-Wes-Valley New-Wes-Valley is a municipality in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Incorporated in 1992, it is located at the Northern end of Bonavista Bay just south of Cape Freels. New-Wes-Valley takes its name from the towns of Newtown, Wesleyville, a ...

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Populated coastal places in Canada Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub

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