Admirals Beach is a rural community located in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

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Previously spelled Admiral's Beach, it is a fishing port located on the island of Newfoundland; specifically it is along a point of land in the southern Avalon Peninsula

Avalon Peninsula

The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...

 near Great Colinet Island

Great Colinet Island

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 fronting St. Mary's Bay.

The community was incorporated in January 1968.

Geography

Good fishing grounds and a sheltered cove attracted the first settlers to the area. The town is part of Division No. 1

Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador

Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division covering the entire Avalon Peninsula including the Isthmus of Avalon of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador...

 and is bounded by St. Mary's Bay and the unorganized area Subdivision W. Nearby communities include St. Joseph's

St. Joseph's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. Joseph's is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the Avalon Peninsula, approximately 70 kilometres southwest of St. John's, and near St. Mary's Bay.The town had a population of 144 in the Canada 2006 Census....

, Riverhead

Riverhead, Newfoundland and Labrador

Riverhead was a small village of 20 families in 1864. It is now a town in the St. Mary's area with a population of over 400 by 1968.-See also:*List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador...

 and St. Mary's

St. Mary's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. Mary's is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 482 in the Canada 2006 Census, in 199 dwellings....

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History

Admirals Beach was first settled in the early nineteenth century by a French

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 admiral

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. In 1864 there were three families living there. By 1911 it had a Post Office

Post office

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 and a population of 39. The community

Community

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 grew over the years until a large population came from Great Colinet Island during the resettlement programme of 1956.

Economy

Although the majority of its residents were fishermen, Admirals Beach also had two ship building yards where fishing boats and longliners were built with supplies from local sawmills.

See also

• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador