New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

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New Chelsea-New Melbourne-Brownsdale-Sibley's Cove-Lead Cove is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, consisting of five unincorporated fishing villages on the Trinity Bay side of the northern tip of the Bay de Verde Peninsula.

The area had a population of 541 in the Canada 2006 Census.

1 Brownsdale
2 Lead Cove
3 Sibley's Cove
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Brownsdale

Tradition has it that John Brown, who had migrated from Old Perlican around 1820, was the first settler in Brownsdale. He had established a sawmill there and was Brownsdale's first merchant. The original name of Brownsdale, Trinity Bay was Lance Cove South; the name was changed around 1910 to provide distinction from the other two Lance Coves on the island.

Brownsdale's first school was built in 1856 to accommodate twenty pupils. The village's first church was Wesleyan, constructed in 1870; the current church, the United Church of Brownsdale, was built in 1892. In 1958 a new high school was built and named for Newfoundland poet E.J. Pratt.

[edit] Lead Cove

Lead Cove may take its name from the lead-grey rock that surrounds the shallow cove. Tradition also tells that Lead Cove may have received its name from one of its earliest settler, Abraham Button, who felt that he had been "led" to this site from Old Perlican in his search for a place to settle.

1870 – First house is built by Abraham Button.
1874 – Census records eight families in Lead Cove and nearby Sibleys Cove.
1901 – The strong Methodist community of Lead Cove has 57 residents.
1916 – Cod liver oil factory, established by William Button, is the first commercial activity in Lead Cove.

[edit] Sibley's Cove

Sibley's Cove is usually considered to include Torquay (pronounced tarquay), a cluster of houses on the East End of the cove. It is believed that the cove was probably named after a migrating fisherman.

1874 – Sibley’s Cove (combined with Lead Cove) first appears on the Census with a population of 61.
1884 – The population is listed as 93.
1891 – One vessel leaves Sibley’s Cove for the Labrador Fishery.
1895 – The first school is built and kept by Isaac March of Brownsdale.
1899 – A Methodist Chapel is built.
1942 – An Orange Hall is constructed.
1957 – A government wharf is constructed for the inshore fishermen.