Ship Cove: Located next to Jerrys Nose (see section on noses) there is the community of Ship Cove. as well an island known as Ship Island, which is the site of a well known bird sanctuary.

The Cove was settled in 1888 by Stephen Wheeler and his friend John Campbell, both enticed by the phenomenal fishing and the surrounding arable land.

Local lore is that the island (and then the Cove) was named after a French fishing ship ran aground in the 1800s; in the 1970s the anchor believed to be from the ship found by scuba divers.

According to the BFN website, there is, however another possible origin to the name: Older residents recall the community had another name of French origin at first that sounded something like "Viats Cove", but for at least the past 80 years, it has been known as Ship Cove, so named by an anonymous resident for the number of ships that ran aground on the rocks close to shore.

The population of Ship Cove peaked in the 1940s where 148 persons were recorded as living in the community; it is not known how many people live there now, as the most recent census groups Ship Cove-Lower Cove-Jerrys Nose together.

In 2016 there were 382 residents, up from 356 in 2011, a 7.3% increase.

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/ShipCoveLowerCove