Iona, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Iona was a small community in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador made up of small islands that used to be inhabited. The islands were once called The Ram's or Ram's Islands.[1]
Iona
Rams Islands | |
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Abandoned Town | |
,_NL,_Canada_2012.jpg) Iona (Harbour Island), 2012 | |
  Iona Location of Iona in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°25′35.4″N 53°58′22.2″W / 47.426500°N 53.972833°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | Division 1 |
| Census subdivision | Subdivision B |
| Population (1951) | |
| • Total | 36[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Bay | Placentia Bay |
History
editThe population was reported to be 197 in the 1836 Census (the most populous island in Placentia Bay at the time), 100 in 1921 and 67 in 1940.[1] Iona was originally settled by Irish Roman Catholics,[1] which included but not limited to, the surnames of Griffin, Bruce, Fitzpatrick, Murphy, Sweeney, McFarrell (later McFarlane), Duke, Pope, Newman, Northover, Bird, Whiffen, and King.[2] The depression of the 1930s severely impacted the Island's people, causing many people to leave and find work. Also, in 1935 a lightning storm struck and destroyed the Island's school, in the next year the small church located on the island was destroyed by fire, and in 1937 a North Atlantic storm splintered the Island's fleet, and washed away many homes and sheds.[3] Most of the families who migrated from the island moved to the close communities of Ship Harbour, Fox Harbour and Long Harbour.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 3. St. John's, NL, Canada. 1991. p. 66. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "1921 Census - Ram's Island". Newfoundland's Grand Banks. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Island Harbors Mystery". Calgary Herald. 7 May 1960. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Butler, Victor (1977). Sposin' I dies in d' dory. St. John's, Nfld.: Jesperson. ISBN 0920502008.