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Sir David Kirke Marker image, Touch for more information
By Barry Swackhamer, June 23, 2014
Sir David Kirke Marker
1 Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Ferryland — Colony of AvalonLa colonie d’Avalon — Sir David Kirke, c. 1597-1654 —
Two plaques are mounted on this monument. English: Near this site stood the “Mansion House” built between 1621 and 1625 by Captain E. Wynne, resident governor of the Colony of Avalon, for the proprietor, Sir . . . Map (db m79466) HM
2 Newfoundland and Labrador, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, St. John's — William Carson1770-1843
English Born in Scotland, Carson came to Newfoundland as a physician in 1808, and became an ardent advocate of social and political reform. He was leader in the campaign for an elected legislature, established in 1832, and helped bring . . . Map (db m79033) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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