Prowseton Explained

Official Name:Prowseton
Other Name:Sibley's Cove, Civilly's Cove, Civil East Cove
Settlement Type:Abandoned Town
Pushpin Map:Newfoundland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Population As Of:1966
Population Total:28[1]
Utc Offset:– 3:30
Utc Offset Dst:– 2:30
Coordinates:47.6768°N -54.3162°W

Prowseton, formerly known as Civilly's Cove, Sibley's Cove, or Civil East Cove,[2] is an abandoned town in Newfoundland and Labrador that had a population of 28 in 1966. Its name was changed in 1915 to avoid confusion with the nearby town of Sibley's Cove in Trinity Bay and to honour Judge D.W. Prowse. The town was mostly abandoned by the mid 1960s but had a few residents up until the 1990s.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 4 . 1981–1994 . Newfoundland Book Publishers . St. John's, Nfld., Canada . 9780920508145 . 467–468 . 1st . 18 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Miller . Dan . Delaney . Paul . Noel . Peter . Armitage . Peter . Trip Report – Davis Cove to Bar Haven Island . paddlenl.ca . 18 November 2021.
  3. News: Land & Sea: Lobster fishermen get back to their roots in an abandoned community . 18 November 2021 . CBC News . 4 August 2018.