Iona, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Iona is a group of small islands in Placentia Bay
that used to be inhabited. The islands were once called Ram's or Ram's Island. The population was 100 in 1921 and 67 in 1940. The depression of the 1930's severely impacted the Island's people, causing many people to leave and find work. Also, in 1935 a lightning storm struck and destroyed the Island's school, in the next year the small church located on the island was destroyed by fire, and in 1937 a North Atlantic storm splintered the Island's fleet, and washed away many homes and sheds. The community was depopulated during the Provincial Government's Resettlement Program. Common surnames of people that lived there include Griffin, Bruce, Whiffen, Jake, Murphy, and Pope. Most of these families moved to the close communities of Ship Harbour
, Fox Harbour
and Long Harbour.
Placentia Bay
Placentia Bay is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed by Burin Peninsula on the west and Avalon Peninsula on the east. Fishing grounds in the bay were used by native people long before the first European fishermen arrived in the 16th century. For a time, the...
that used to be inhabited. The islands were once called Ram's or Ram's Island. The population was 100 in 1921 and 67 in 1940. The depression of the 1930's severely impacted the Island's people, causing many people to leave and find work. Also, in 1935 a lightning storm struck and destroyed the Island's school, in the next year the small church located on the island was destroyed by fire, and in 1937 a North Atlantic storm splintered the Island's fleet, and washed away many homes and sheds. The community was depopulated during the Provincial Government's Resettlement Program. Common surnames of people that lived there include Griffin, Bruce, Whiffen, Jake, Murphy, and Pope. Most of these families moved to the close communities of Ship Harbour
Ship Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
Ship Harbour is a community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada located on the eastern shore of Placentia Bay.Adjacent to Argentia, the waters off Ship Harbour are best known as the site of Atlantic Conference between Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1941...
, Fox Harbour
Fox Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
Fox Harbour is a small community on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. According to Statistics Canada in 2001, the population is 334. It is surrounded by hills. It is located close to Argentia, the site of the Naval Station Argentia...
and Long Harbour.