Admiral's Beach
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Admiral's Beach is a small incoporated fishing community located at St. Mary's Bay, on a point of land nearest to Great Colinet Island on the Avalon Peninsula, in the province of Newfoundland, Canada. The community was incoporated in January 1968.
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[edit] Geography
Good fishing grounds and a sheltered cove attracted the first settlers to the area. The town is part of Division No. 1 and is bounded by St. Mary's Bay and the unorganized area Subdivision W. Nearby communities include St. Joseph's, Riverhead and St. Mary's.
[edit] History
Admiral's Beach was first settled in the early nineteenth century, traditionally by a French admiral. In 1864 there were three families living there. By 1911 it had a Post Office and 39 population. The community grew over the years until a large population came from Great Colinet Island during the resettlement programme of 1956.
[edit] Economy
Although the majority of its residents was fishermen, Admiral's Beach also had two ship building yards where fishing boats and longliners were built with supplies from local sawmills.
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