Musgravetown: Located in the southwest comer of Bonavista Bay, south of the Terre Nova Provincial Park, in a bay known as Goose Bay, Musgravetown, also known as Musgrave Settlement, was named after Sir Anthony Musgrave (1828- 1888) who, as it was mentioned before, was the Governor of Newfoundland from 1864 to 1869 (see Musgrave Harbour).

According to ENL sources, "tradition has it that the first settlers at Musgravetown proper were two brothers named Greening", who arrived in 1863.

By the fall of 1864, 15 more families arrived from Bonavista". According to material contained in the ENL.com website, at that time the community was known as "Muddy Hole".

As more settlers arrived the town grew in size and importance. Musgrave was appointed in 1864, the year the town was officially settled.

Local history suggests that the first settlers combined "logging and faming with an involvement in the Labrador fishery, which was beginning to assume increasing importance in Bonavista Bay".

Today the population of Musgravetown is remaining fairly constant (564 in 2016 vs. 556 in 2011, a 4.1% increase)

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

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