CNHS - Colony of Avalon - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador
N 47° 01.445 W 052° 53.070
22T E 356795 N 5209563
A Canadian National Historic Site that commemorates this spot as the location of the first seat of government in Newfoundland between 1637 and 1650.
Waymark Code: WMJV60
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 01/01/2014
Views: 12
A Canadian National Historic Site that commemorates this spot as the location of the first seat of government in Newfoundland between 1637 and 1650.
Ongoing archaeological excavation and research managed by the Colony of Avalon Foundation has revealed extensive traces of the 17th-century English settlement and many related artifacts. The site now features an interpretive centre and heritage gardens. Official recognition refers to the designated place that extends across the narrow Avalon Peninsula delineated by a polygon.
The plaque reads:
Near this site stood the "Mansion House" built between 1621 and 1625 by Captain E. Wynne, resident governor of the Colony of Avalon, for the proprietor, Sir George Calvert (later Lord Baltimore), who took up residence here in 1628. The active hostility of transient fishermen and costly raids by French privateers and warships led Calvert to abandon his colony in 1629. Ferryland, however, continued to be an important fishing and commercial station and the "Mansion House" became the seart of David Kirke's government of Newfoundland between 1637 and 1650.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Newfoundland & Labrador
Location - City name/Town name: Ferryland
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
|
Visit Instructions:As a suggestion for your visit log, please make every effort to supply a brief-to-detailed note about your experience at the Waymark. If possible also include an image that was taken when you visited the Waymark. Images can be of yourself, a personal Waymarking signature item or just one of general interest that would be of value to others. Sharing your experience helps promote Waymarking and provides a dynamic history of your adventures.