Lethbridge vs Brooklyn: Located across from each other on an inlet of Green Bay (Lethbridge on the south shore; Brooklyn on the north), by boat it would not have taken long to cross the bay; today they are connected by Rte. 234, 5.1 km (3.2 mi) apart by car.
Settled in the 1870s, Lethbridge should get the prize for having a lot of different names. According to ENL contributors, its first name was believed to be Southeast Arm, however, quite early on it became known as Hopevale.
Nonetheless, in the 1874 Census it appeared as Hopeville (i.e., "ville" not "vale"). Around the same time, it was regarded as being part of nearby Brooklyn, and was known as Brooklyn East.
In 1912 the Nomenclature Board renamed Brooklyn East in honor of James Lethbridge, the town's oldest resident.
It is believed that originally the community of Brooklyn (or Brooklyn West) was so named because of the numerous brooks in the area what wove through the small community.

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

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