Trinity East: Located within Trinity Harbour, across from Trinity (sometimes referred to as Trinity West) on finds the community of Trinity East.
In earlier documents, according to ENL sources, Trinity East is also recorded as being referred to as Trinity North Side, Northwest Arm and Pease Cove.

The official moniker, Trinity East was adopted in 1911, however, it has never been incorporated under the Municipalities Act. Interestingly there were some obvious "differences" between the various "Trinity's" as shown in this excerpt from the ENL:

While migratory fishing ships and West Country merchants favoured the Southwest Arm of Trinity Harbour, and West Country merchants located their premises at Trinity proper.

Pease Cove was in all likelihood the first part of Trinity Harbour to be settled. During the heyday of Trinity, Pease Cove was home to the majority of fishing families, while the west side was to a greater extent settled by merchants, clerks, officials and the families of tradesmen.

However, there were also coopers and shipwrights at Trinity East from an early date, this site providing better access to land resources....

Trinity East also has the advantage of the closest access to inshore fishing off the mouth of Trinity Harbour (the Lighthouse, Skerwink and Naked Man [head of land with local rock formations] grounds).

The 1689 English Pilot appears to show three fishing rooms at Pease Cove, with Trinity being uninhabited.

One of the earliest Poole merchants to locate his premises at Trinity Harbour (Samuel White, in 1699) would appear to have located just southeast of Pease Cove, at Sam White's Cove.

As Trinity Harbour increasingly became a focus of trade in the 1700s, merchants located on the other side of the Harbour, but Trinity East was an important enough fishing centre to warrant a branch establishment and resident agent of Benjamin Lester's Trinity firm by 1801.

Although most early records do not distinguish between the various settled sites in Trinity Harbour - and many fishing servants may well have settled in Trinity East after some years of employment at Trinity proper or nearby fishing stations - by 1753 there were 24 families living at Trinity East, including the Fowlows and Joneses...

In addition to the community's involvement in the inshore fishery, planters of Trinity East were also involved in the Labrador fishery, establishing their premises at Pease Cove and along the eastern shore of Northwest Arm.

By 1891 there were 555 people at Trinity East (up from 380 in 1869) and the community sent 15 vessels to the Labrador fishery. This compares with 550 people at Trinity (after many years of decline as a trading centre, which sent only one schooner to Trinity East (family names Toope and Watton.

In 1994 most residents of Trinity East worked in the fishery or in construction and service trades. The community was also seemingly well situated to capitalize on the development of Trinity proper as a heritage/tourist site, its beautiful views of Trinity Harbour being coupled with the charm of a typical outport.

The population of Trinity East is lesser than any of the various towns that have Trinity in their name. In 2016 there were 70 residents, down from the 77 recorded in 2011(9.1% decrease over the 5 year period).

True Newfoundland hospitality and a warm welcome will greet you on your visit to the scenic village of Trinity East.

St. Andrew's Anglican Church welcomes you from its hilltop as you enter the small community. Built in 1981 to replace the original wooden structure that was destroyed by fire, its stained glass windows were rescued from the Church in British Harbour.

The architecture in Trinity East is a mixture of older peak roofs, salt box and modern design. At the Fowlow home, one can still see a slate roof, once very common to the area but now very rare.

Continue on your walk to the north side and see the home nestled around the waterfront in a snug cove. A well-worn seaside trail will take you to "The Trussle," a beautiful waterfall where fresh inland water meets the salty sea.

Sandy beaches and unspoiled wilderness all make for a very picturesque scene, so why not bring a picnic basket and stay for a while.

For a magnificent view of Trinity East and surrounding area, hike to the top of "Brown's Lookout." Here you will see a cannon from the 1700's when the area was fortified.

While in Trinity East, make a point of hiking the well-groomed country trail lined with wildflowers to Farm Pond. This pond, like others in the area, is inhabited by pan size trout, so stop and try your hand at it. Continue on this trail to breathtaking Sam White's Cove.

Here one can observe a variety of sea birds that frequent our shores. At times icebergs, eagles, whales and other marine life can be seen. As you walk along the beaches, notice the dark cliffs and listen to the waves crashing upon the shore.

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

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