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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZ6_william-carson_St.-Johns-Newfoundland-and-Lab.html
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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 about the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZ5_mary-meager-southcott_St.-Johns-Newfoundland-and-Lab.html
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Educator, suffragist, and prominent nursing leader, Mary Southcott led the campaign to professionalize nursing in early 20th-century Newfoundland. Trained in London, England, she founded the St. John's General Hospital School of Nursing i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZ4_o-dwyer-block_St.-Johns-Newfoundland-and-Lab.html
This building was constructed for Richard O'Dwyer, a prominent merchant from Waterford, to house his officies and retail stores, but also to accommodate other merchants. With its classically-detailed, granite block facade, the building would have …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZ3_thompson-building_St.-Johns-Newfoundland-and-Lab.html
Built after the 1846 fire, this structure housed a wide range of enterprises including Lash's Bakery, the Railway Hotel, and McNamara and Thompson, both jewelers. Constructed with a timber frame, stone foundation and a brick exterior, it was among…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZ2_bank-of-british-north-america_St.-Johns-Newfoundland-and-Lab.html
This Italianate style building, Newfoundland's first commercial bank building, constructed in 1849 to the design of Halifax architect David Stirling. The mansard roof was added in 1885. Burnt out and rebuilt after the 1892 fire, it retains a very …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZ0_peacetime-use_St.-Johns-Newfoundland-and-Lab.html
Caption, top, left (English / French): The importance of Signal Hill to St. John's goes beyond its guns, signal masts and hospitals. Poet, songwriters and artists alike have celebrated the Hill's timeless strength. It has become a proud symbol of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HYZ_former-bank-of-british-north-america_St.-Johns-Newfoundland-and-Lab.html
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This Italianate style building recalls evolution of banking in Newfoundland, Designed by Halifax architect David Stirling for the Bank of British North America, it opened in 1850 at a time when British investors controlled banking in the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWL_fishery_St.-Johns-Newfoundland-and-Lab.html
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St. John's is both a fishing port and a supply base for the fleets of many countries. / Saint- Jean est à la fois un part de pêche et un centre d'approvisionnement pour les flottes de …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWK_swiling_St.-Johns-Newfoundland-and-Lab.html
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Processing seal pelts, St. John's around 1900. / Transformation des peaux de phoques, Saint-Jean vers 1900.
From 1793 to the early 1980's, the departure of sealing ships from St. Jo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HWE_cabot-tower_St.-Johns-Newfoundland-and-Lab.html
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The Cabot Tower's cornerstone was laid on 23 June 1897 to mark the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's North American Landfall and the 60th year of Queen Victoria's reign. The building was …