Whitebourne

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Whitbourne, Newfoundland’s first inland town, is named after Sir Richard Whitbourne, one of the most colourful early settlers of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador who wrote a book about Newfoundland that was published in 1620. Sir Richard was appointed by the High Court of the Admiralty to set up the first English law court in the New World in 1615 in Trinity. He was kidnapped and held by the notorious Pirate Peter Easton in Harbour Grace. He also described a mermaid that he saw in St. John's harbour. Later, he became governor of Renews on the Southern Shore. Its population was 930 in 2001.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitbourne,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
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Coordinates:   47°25'53"N   53°32'18"W
This article was last modified 11 years ago