Historical Markers in Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

By Barry Swackhamer, June 27, 2014

(The Moore Family Home) Marker

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1 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Labrador, Red Bay — (The Moores Family Home) —

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

2 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Labrador, Red Bay — Basque Whalers in the Strait of Belle Isle — Les baleiners Basques dans la détroit de Belle Isle —

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