Daniel's Cove is a resettled fishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

 village on the northwest tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula

Bay de Verde Peninsula

The Bay de Verde Peninsula is the largest peninsula that makes up part of the Avalon Peninsula, of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

 nestled in a picturesque valley halfway between Grates Cove

Grates Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Grates Cove is the most northerly community on the Avalon Peninsula, located on the tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Called "the Grates" by John Guy as early as 1612, the origin of the name is unknown.-History:...

 and Old Perlican

Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador

Old Perlican is a fishing village on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. Incorporated in 1971, it is one of the oldest fishing communities in Newfoundland, serving as the major fishing station in Trinity Bay for migratory fisherman from England in the 17th...

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History

Daniel's Cove lies in two small valleys treed with two rivers running through it, and it is probable that it was settled about the same time as Old and New Perlican in the late 18th century.

Economy

The economic base for this community was the small-boat inshore cod fishery, but serves as a summer home community for a number of family descendants of the community.

Timeline

• 1810 – According to tradition, a Patrick Howard settles at Daniel’s Cove.
• 1836 – Census reports twenty-seven inhabitants, all Roman Catholic, in three houses.
• 1857 – The small-boat inshore fishery numbered 36, with two Irish-born residents.
• 1864 – Hutchinson’s Newfoundland Dictionary (1864–1865) lists six planters in the community.
• 1897 - Post Office was established and John Howard was the Postmaster.
• 1921 - Born - Expedite Joseph Howard, son of Lawrence Howard and Margaret Howard (Keough) - (Served with the Newfoundland Rangers/Royal Canadian Mounted Police/Newfoundland & Labrador Government) - died April 17, 2011.
• 1925 – Rev. Father Jeremiah Howard ordained.
• 1931 – Fr. Howard, with money from his father's estate, financed the construction of a one room school which is still standing.

'SCHOOL HOUSE - Constructed somewhere between 1925-1928 The earliest picture of the school house that I have is 1928. The school house still stands today (2009) - converted to a summer home in the 1970s
This information can be verified through family history, photos and records. Fr. Howard was my Great Uncle. I own and maintain the school house today.

• 1935 – The population is 73.
• 1939 - Expedite Howard becomes a member of The Newfoundland Rangers.
• 1949 - Expedite Howard becomes a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
• 1949 - Born - Daniel Joseph Howard, (named after village name) son of Expedite Howard & Alicia Howard (Delaney) in Stephenville, Newfoundland.
• 1950 – Brother William Howard takes his final vows in the community.
• 1954 – Rev. Father William Kelly is ordained; Daniel’s Cove is partially resettled without government assistance.
• 1959 - Post Office closed on August 21.
• 1966 – Remaining thirteen residents (one family resettled to Old Perlican) after this year.
• 1996 – Two residents remain in Daniel's Cove.
• 2004 - One resident remains in Daniel's Cove
• 2009 - One resident remains in Daniel's Cove

Towns and Communities nearby

• Bay de Verde
  Bay de Verde, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Bay de Verde is an incorporated town in Conception Bay on the northern tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The first recorded inhabitants at Bay de Verde arrived in 1662. Bay de Verde became an incorporated town in 1950.-Geography:Bay de Verde is the northern...
  
  
• Grates Cove
  Grates Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Grates Cove is the most northerly community on the Avalon Peninsula, located on the tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Called "the Grates" by John Guy as early as 1612, the origin of the name is unknown.-History:...
  
  
• Red Head Cove
  Red Head Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Red Head Cove is a fishing village in Newfoundland and Labrador located near the tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula separating Trinity Bay and Conception Bay, in a steep valley north of Bay de Verde. Red Head Cove is a fishing community. The cove provides very little shelter or level ground for...
  
  
• Old Perlican
  Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador
  Old Perlican is a fishing village on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. Incorporated in 1971, it is one of the oldest fishing communities in Newfoundland, serving as the major fishing station in Trinity Bay for migratory fisherman from England in the 17th...
  
  

See also

List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador