Place names of Newfoundland and Labrador / Dale Jarvis.
Place names of Newfoundland and Labrador / Dale Jarvis.
By
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Jarvis, Dale Gilbert, 1971-
Publication Date
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2022
Publication Information
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St. John's, N.L. : Flanker Press Limited,
Physical Description
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xx, 258 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Names, Geographical -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Geographic Term
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Newfoundland and Labrador -- History, Local.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
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In the thousands of years that people have inhabited and visited Newfoundland and Labrador, Indigenous peoples, Basque whale hunters, French explorers, and Devon merchants have all left their mark on the map. But do you know which town father was a possible murder victim? Or which outport got its name from a stranger who showed up wearing three jackets? Or the community called after the patron saint of comedians? With folklorist and storyteller Dale Jarvis as your guide, explore the hidden stories, strange origins, and fascinating histories of the province’s place names, from Dildo to Dover and Nain to Nipper’s Harbour. On your journey you might learn how to cure gout in the stomach, raise a glass at The King of Clubs, and rub elbows with charcoal burners, heartbreakers, and the wife of Mad King George. You might even find the best spot to have a baby while paddling a canoe. Place Names of Newfoundland and Labrador is an entertaining and at times cheeky look at the towns we love and why we call them what we do.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781774570838
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Copy |
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Bay Roberts | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Bell Island | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Bonavista | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Botwood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Buchans | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Clarenville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Conception Bay South | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Corner Brook | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Deer Lake | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Fogo Island | Adult NFic NL - School | Adult Non-Fiction NL - School | 917.18 J29 | |
Gander | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Glovertown | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Grand Falls-Windsor - Harmsworth | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Harbour Breton | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Holyrood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Lewisporte | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Lumsden | Adult NFic NL - School | Adult Non-Fiction NL - School | 917.18 J29 | |
Marystown | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Norris Arm | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Pasadena | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Placentia | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Point Leamington | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Port aux Basques | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Port Saunders | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Rocky Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Springdale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - NL Rm | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - NL Room | 917.18 J29 | |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 917.18 J29 | |
St. John's - Marjorie Mews | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
St. John's - Michael Donovan | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
St. Lawrence | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | SLA NL |
Stephenville - Kindale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Twillingate | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |
Winterton | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 917.18 J29 | |