Port Hope Simpson: Located on the south side of the Alexis River, now one of the larger communities on the coast, Port Hope Simpson was founded in 1934 as a logging camp.

According to information presented in Wikipedia, Port Hope Simpson was named after Sir John Hope Simpson in response to the most significant backing he had given to John Osborn Williams, the owner of the Labrador Development Company Limited, who set up a loggers' camp in Alexis Bay for cutting and exporting pitwood (i.e., timber that is used primarily to prop up the roofs in mines) to Cardiff for the collieries of South Wales.

Hope Simpson (1868-1961) was a British Liberal politician who served as a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom and later in the Government of the Dominion of Newfoundland.

Coming out of retirement at 66 years of age, Sir John became the Commissioner of Natural Resources and Acting-Commissioner of Justice for The Commission of Government of Newfoundland from 1934 until 1936.

In 2016 the population was 412, a 6.6% decrease from the 441 recorded in 2011.

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

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