Matching Articles"20th Century" (Total 35)

  • Lise Sorensen
    Biography of painter Lise Sorensen
  • Stephenville Theatre Festival
    The Stephenville Theatre Festival was created by Maxim Mazumdar and opened in 1979
  • Forest Industries: 1970-2010
    Forest industries contribute much to the Newfoundland and Labrador economy.
  • "The Third Mill": Labrador Linerboard Ltd., 1973-1977
    Development, construction, and fate of the third linerboard mill in Newfoundland and Labrador, created in Stephenville by the Smallwood government.
  • Megaprojects
    Information about Megaprojects undertaken by the Smallwood government to further industrialize Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Harmon Field, Stephenville
    The creation of the American air base at Stephenville during the WWII saw the quiet farming village quickly transformed into a booming garrison town.
  • Air Base Purpose
    About the Earnest Harmon Air Force base located in Stephenville.
  • US Army Air Force Base Construction
    The construction of the US Army Air Force Base was started in 1941 when the US came to Stephenville Newfoundland.
  • Air Force Base Buildings
    This article is about the buildings that were created during World War II because of the Stephenville air force base.
  • Atlantic Brewery
    When the Air Force withdrew from Stephenville, the Atlantic Brewery was the first major industry to become established in the town.
  • Atlantic Design Homes
    In 1970, Atlantic Design Homes Ltd. reopened after closing down the previous year to reduce its inventory.
  • Crash Hill Tragedy
    In 1946 a plane, after taking off at the Harmon Field Base, crashed into a fog-hidden Newfoundland mountainside and exploded into flames.
  • Pinetree Radar Base: Environmental Concerns
    As a direct result of the Earnest Harmon Air Force Base, there are environmental concerns associated with Stephenville and surrounding areas.
  • Harmon Corporation
    The Harmon Corporation was opened after the Americans left the Harmon Airfield Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland, in 1966.
  • Harmon Field Day Aircraft
    Stephenville hosts Harmon Field Day every two years. During this event aircraft from all over the world visit the town.
  • Harmon Field Day
    The importance of Harmon Field Day, along with the origins and activities of the event that took place in the town of Stephenville, Newfoundland.
  • Harmon Field
    In 1941, the United States obtained rights to construct an air base in the St. Georges Bay area of Newfoundland.
  • Health on the Home Front - Health Care and World War II
    About health conditions in Newfoundland during WWII such as problems with housing and veneral disease and the need for wartime hospitals.
  • Labrador Linerboard
    In 1973, the Labrador Liner Limited opened and started production of a linerboard mill in Stephenville.
  • Land, Sea, and the Fishery
    People were first drawn to Stephenville because of the excellent fishing grounds and fertile soils.

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