Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Population Distribution and Land-Based Industries

With the construction of the railway, workers began to leave their coastal homes to find employment at new mines and mills in the island's interior.
Henry Cary and South Falkland

Sir Henry Cary became Viscount Falkland in 1620 after William Vaughan sold him the narrow strip of land south of Aquaforte.
Bays

The island of Newfoundland has a long and indented coastline that includes several major bays.