Historical Markers in St. John''s, Newfoundland and Labrador

By Barry Swackhamer, June 22, 2014

Detail from the 1729-1870 Policing in a Young Colony panel

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1 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — (Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Monument) —

On Queens Road at Gower Street, in the median on Queens Road.

2 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — 1892: The Great Fire — 1892: Le grand incendie —

Near Signal Hill Road.

3 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Bank of British North America — 1849 —

On Duckworth Street close to Soloman's Lane, on the left when traveling north.

4 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Battle of Signal Hill — La bataille de Signal Hill —

Near Signal Hill Road.

5 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Cabot Tower — La Tour Cabot —

Near Signal Hill Road.

6 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Fever Hospital — L’hôpital des maladies contagieuses —

On Signal Hill Road.

7 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Fishery — Le pêche —

Near Signal Hill Road.

8 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Former Bank of British North America — L’ancienne Bank of North America —

On Duckworth Street close to Soloman's Lane, on the left when traveling north.

9 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters — L’ancien siège social du chemin de fer de Terre-Neuve —

On Water Street close to Job Street, on the left when traveling south.

10 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Herbert J. Russell, C.B.E. —

On Water Street close to Job Street, on the left when traveling south.

11 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Ice — Les Glaces —

Near Signal Hill Road.

12 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Mary Meager Southcott — (1862-1943) —

On Forest Road close to Taaffe's Lane, on the right when traveling west.

13 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Masonic Temple — 1894-1897 —

On Cathedral Street close to Gower Street, on the right when traveling west.

14 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Noon Day Gun — Canon de midi —

Near Signal Hill Road.

15 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — O’Dwyer Block — 1847 —

On Water Street close to Beck's Cove, on the right when traveling north.

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16 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Peacetime Use — Utilisation en temps de paix —

Near Signal Hill Road.

17 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Sir Robert Gillespie Reid —

On Water Street close to Job Street, on the left when traveling south.

18 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral — Cathédrale Anglicane St. John the Baptist —

On Church Hill close to Gower Street, on the right when traveling north.

19 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — St. John’s Court House — Le Palais de justice de St. John’s —

On Water Street close to McMurdo's Lane, on the left when traveling north.

20 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Swiling — La chasse au phoque —

Near Signal Hill Road.

21 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Thompson Building — c 1847 —

On Water Street close to Beck's Cove, on the right when traveling north.

22 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — Transatlantic Radio Signals — Le premier message radiotélégraphique transatlantique —

On Signal Hill Road.

23 ► Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — William Carson — 1770-1843 —

On Duckworth Street at Cathedral Street, on the left when traveling north on Duckworth Street.