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Historical Markers in Red Bay

 
By Barry Swackhamer, June 27, 2014
Basque Whalers in the Strait of Belle Isle Marker
1 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, CensusDiv 10 - Labrador-Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Red Bay — Basque Whalers in the Strait of Belle Isle — Les baleiners Basques dans la détroit de Belle Isle —
Near unnamed road.
English: In the 16th century, the Labrador side of the Strait of Belle Isle emerged as the world's largest producer of whale oil. At its peak, whaling on this coast attracted nearly 2000 Basques annually from Spain and France, and Red Bay . . . — — Map (db m79527) HM
2 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, CensusDiv 10 - Labrador-Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Red Bay — (The Moores Family Home) —
Near Trans-Labrador Highway (Newfoundland and Labrador Route 510), on the right when traveling north.
Tracey has been home to several generations of the Moores Family since the mid-1800s. This monument marks the location of Ellis & Lillian Moores’s family house. — — Map (db m79543) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026