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Newfoundland Tourism Region : Avalon
Cavendish: Located only 24 km (14.9 mi) north of Whiteway, Cavendish was originally known as Shoal Bay, one of many communities with the same name, hence prompting a name change in 1904.
The name "Cavendish" was chosen to honour Sir Cavendish Boyle, who was the Governor at that time. Nowadays, Boyle is known as the author of the "Ode to Newfoundland" which he wrote in 1902 and was adopted as the Dominion's National Anthem in 1904.
When Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949 this distinction was dropped, and it remained "unsung" until 1980 when the province adopted it as the Provincial Anthem. To this day it is sung regularly at public events:
Ode to Newfoundland
When sun rays crown thy pine clad hills, And summer spreads her hand, When silvern voices tune thy rills, We love thee, smiling land. We love thee, we love thee, We love thee, smiling land.
When spreads thy cloak of shimmering white, At winter's stern command,
Thro' shortened day, and starlit night,
We love thee, frozen land.
We love thee, we love thee
We love thee, frozen land.
When blinding storm gusts fret thy shore, And wild waves lash thy strand, Thro' spindrift swirl, and tempest roat, We love thee windswept land. We love thee, we love thee We love thee windswept land.
As loved our fathers, so we love, Where once they stood, we stand; Their prayer we raise to Heaven above, God guard thee, Newfoundland
God guard thee, God guard thee, God guard thee, Newfoundland.
Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill
Address of this page: http://nl.ruralroutes.com/CavendishNL