Boyd's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Boyd's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Boyd's Cove, also known as Boyd's Harbour, is a small rural fishing, lumbering and farming town near Lewisporte in Newfoundland, Canada.
Boyd's Cove was first settled by the Beothuks in the late 1700s and later re-established by the Newman family from Fogo Island in the late 1800s. At first it was a logging and fishing community, but later became one of the main sources of turnip, carrot, potato and hay in the Nortre Dame Bay area.
A major Beothuk archaeological site at Boyd's Cove was excavated by Dr. Ralph T. Pastore of Memorial University of Newfoundland. in the early 1980s. The site is now home to the Boyd's Cove Interpretation Centre.
Boyd's Cove currently has one convenience store; a team of ambulances; a recreation centre doubling as a fire hall; an engine repair shop; and a hairdresser. As younger families move away to find work, most of the town's residents are now seniors. The population is estimated to be 250, with no more than 40 children attending school.
ee also
* List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
External links
* [http://www.heritage.nf.ca/aboriginal/beo_boydscove.html Heritage Newfoundland]
* [http://www.communityaccounts.ca/CommunityAccounts/OnlineData/default.asp Community information]
* [http://www.centralnewfoundland.com/boydscove.php3 Travel NL]
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