Grates Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Grates Cove | |
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Newfoundland Daylight) | |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways | Grates Cove Road to  Route 70 |
Grates Cove is a
John Guy
as early as 1612, the origin of the name is unknown.
History
Grates Cove was first settled in 1790 by four families from
Newfoundland Museum, professed to be able to read the names IO CABOTO, SANCIUS and SAINMALIA quite plainly."[1]
Timeline
- 1790 - Grates Cove is first settled by four families from Lower Island Cove and one family from Old Perlican.
- 1792 - John Hoskins Jr, comes to Grates Cove as a teacher and Methodist pastor.
- 1801 - First formal school is begun, with John Hoskins Jr as the class teacher.
- 1809 - First church is built by Methodists on land donated to the church by Thomas Cooper. William Ellis preaches the first sermon.
- 1836 - Census records a population of 439.
- 1846 - Grates Cove has two schools; one Roman Catholic and one Methodist.
- 1857 - Population rises to 577 residents. Census reported 47 fishing rooms, 86 nets, seines and traps, 86 boats, 426 kg of fish caught.
- 1861 - The Church of England church is built.
- 1869 - 1874 - Roman Catholic Churchis built.
- 1872 - Road established between Grates Cove, Bay de Verde and Old Perlican.
- 1891 (January 24) - Branch of Society of United Fishermen is established.
- 1901 - Grates Cove is listing as having three schools, teaching all grades from one to eleven. A one-room Church of England school, a one-room Roman Catholic school and a two-room Methodist school.
- 1901 - 1935 - A number of cod-oil factories are established. The highest number of factories was 12 in 1921.
- 1911 - A new Roman Catholic Church is built and consecrated. Branch of the Fishermen's Protective Union is established. 165 acres (0.7 km2) of cultivated land are recorded being utilized for potatoes, turnips, and other vegetables.
- 1913 - Railway is extended to Grates Cove via Carbonear, Old Perlican, and Bay de Verde.
- 1921 - 772 people reside in the community (the greatest number of residents listed for Grates Cove). Society of United Fishermen reaches its highest membership (109 total).
- 1931 - A new United Church is built and open.
- 1937 - A new Anglican church is consecrated by Bishop White.
- 1945 - 480 residents are living in Grates Cove.
- 1950s - An amalgamation take place between the United Church schools and Anglican schools.
- 1960s (early) - A breakwater is constructed by the government at nearby Cooper's Point.
- 1961 (September) - Amalgamation is discontinued when the denominations do not agree on the building of one larger school.
- 1964 - United Church opens a two-room school and the Anglican Church builds a new school.
- 1964 - First road is rebuilt.
- 1966 - Population fell to 372 residents.
- 1967 - Grates Cove school system is completely reorganized. The Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Central High School is opened for Grades 7 - 11 in Bay de Verde. Accommodating all Roman Catholic students in the area as well as Protestants from Grates Cove and surrounding communities. The Anglican and Roman Catholic schools in Grates Cove are closed and the remaining students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 are taught in the two-room United Church school.
- 1973 - Tricon Elementary in nearby Bay de Verdeopen, and the two-room United Church school is closed.
- 1976 - The population recorded at 249.
The shipwreck of The Mollie
The Mollie was a coasting schooner posted out of
Musgrave Harbour
, who was a widower with one child. The cook, Charles Goodyear just 2 years earlier survived another near-miss shipwreck on the schooner L.C. Norman when it ran into the tip of Cape Bonavista. 13 crews of men from Grates Cove made trips to recover the bodies of the crew of The Mollie.
Geography
Grates Cove is in Newfoundland within Subdivision G of Division No. 1.[2]
Demographics
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grates Cove recorded a population of 127 living in 59 of its 95 total private dwellings, a change of -16.4% from its 2011 population of 152. With a land area of 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 32.2/km2 (83.5/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
Government
Grates Cove is a local service district (LSD)[4] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[5] The chair of the LSD committee is David Stanford.[4]
Attractions
- Cabot Rock Monument[Stolen]
- Grates Cove Rock Walls
- Parks Canada Trail
- Grate’s Cove Lookout
- Grate's Cove Studios
National historic site
The "Walled Landscape of Grates Cove" was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1995. The designated site comprises 60.7 hectares (150 acres) of grassy landscape containing small gardens demarcated by stone walls. The area represents a rare surviving example of a communal system of land and community organization unique to Newfoundland.[6]
See also
- List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9693422-1-7.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Walled Landscape of Grates Cove National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 6 August 2012.