Matching Articles"19th Century" (Total 7)

  • Newfoundland and Labrador's physical environment greatly influenced the ways settlers made a living during the 19th century. The richness of marine resources encouraged a pattern of coastal settlement and made the cod and seal fisheries central to local economies. In contrast, the relative scarcity of good soils and other terrestrial resources made large-scale farming operations impractical and discouraged year-round habitation of interior spaces.
  • Information à propos des journaux de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador de 1879 à 2000.
  • Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
  • The function of coats of arms, great seals, and emblems is to identify a place, person, or institution. Various symbols have represented Newfoundland.
  • Information about the structures and environments that were built by the people of Newfoundland.
  • People were first drawn to Stephenville because of the excellent fishing grounds and fertile soils.
  • A Mount Pearl Junior High School project about the Newfoundland and Labrador tsunami