Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Not to be confused with New Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Coordinates: 48°05′09.53″N 53°00′08.23″W / 48.0859806, -53.0022861
Old Perlican Parlican
Old Perlican Location of Old Perlican in Newfoundland
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled	1640
Incorporated	1971
Time zone	Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
- Summer (DST)	Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s)	709

Old Perlican is a fishing village on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. Incorporated in 1971, it is one of the oldest fishing communities in Newfoundland, serving as the major fishing station in Trinity Bay for migratory fisherman from England in the 1600s.

1 History
- 1.1 Timeline
2 Towns and communities nearby
3 Attractions
4 Notable people
5 Old Perlican External Links
6 See also

[edit] History

Its name was recorded as "Parlican" as early as 1597, with the "old" being added sometime later to distinguish it from New Perlican further up the bay.

It was settled by at least 1640 when a planter named John Brown is listed as living there.

[edit] Timeline

1597 - Old Perlican first mentioned as "Parlican". At this time, Old Perlican is a summer fishery station for migratory fishermen.
1675 - First Newfoundland Census lists fourteen planters.
1697 - (February) - French under D'Iberville capture Old Perlican. They report that there are "19 houses, several stores, more than thirty head of horned cattle, and a number of sheep and pigs".
1729 - Old Perlican is one of 11 harbours in Newfoundland to warrant the appointment of justice of the peace.
1856 - Way Office established.
1883 - First Postmaster was George Tuff
1937 - First Radio Receiver comes into Older Perlican. Radio is currently in the private collection of Matthew Gillie