Northern Arm: Located on the western shore of the Bay of Exploits, just north of Botwood, the community of Northern Arm has a long history in ship building, dating as far back as the 1870s when Edward Evans and his family moved into the area and established a shipyard.

According to the Central NL website, the Pendragon Trail, now a 1.2 km wheelchair accessible walking named after the schooner Pendragon, which went missing in 1914 with eight residents of the Town aboard on its maiden trip to the fishing banks, was originally used by the early inhabitants of Northern Arm to haul the timber, using oxen, to the various shipbuilding sites.

During its hey day, "numerous schooners, some of which were used in the Labrador Bank Fishery, were built in Northern Arm by its early residents" and if one walks the trail, five shipbuilding sites and the boilers that were used to construct the schooners can be viewed from the gazebo on the Pendragon Trail.

From the ENL: Although Northern Arm was somewhat remote from local cod fishing grounds, the combination of the Labrador fishery, growing vegetables for sale to Exploits and other headland fishing communities (two residents reported their occupation as farming in 1884) and shipbuilding made Northern Arm an attractive site.

By 1891 the community had 220 residents.

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/NorthernArm