Harry's Harbour:

Located in northern Notre Dame Bay, northwest of Springdale, "straddling" two bays, Green Bay and Notre Dame Bay, Harry's Harbour, according to Nellie Moore (1936 cited in the ENL), writing in an article entitled, "Church and Community: 'Things to Remember" "it is not known how the place got its name, but someone by the name of 'Harry' must have fished from the harbour before anyone settled here."

Moore maintains that the pioneers of Harry's Harbour were "Jeremiah Upward from Bournemouth, Dorsetshire, England, and James White, from Hanly, also in Dorsetshire.

They were followed by Kings, Englands, Doreys, Evans, Verges, and others also from the British Isles." So, who is Harry?

Was he one of these early settlers? Did he name the harbour after himself or did the community choose to honor "Harry" by naming the town after him?

Well, nobody knows for sure.

We do not know that it was in existence in 1874 as the census showed a population of 46 people, who according to information presented in the ENL were "predominantly Wesleyan and including one English-born resident".

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

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