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town n About seven o'clock on the evening of Tuesday, October 19, a fire broke out in the residence of a cooper named Summers, in an area of the city called Tarahan's Town. This was roughly that section between Gower Street and Queen's Road, bounded by Prescott and Cathedral Streets....

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77489
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Summary:town n About seven o'clock on the evening of Tuesday, October 19, a fire broke out in the residence of a cooper named Summers, in an area of the city called Tarahan's Town. This was roughly that section between Gower Street and Queen's Road, bounded by Prescott and Cathedral Streets. The name came from a local merchant who owned the property. [O'Neill also, in vol. i -- The oldest City, 1975, p.420 -- has 'Walsh's Town' = S. Side Signal Hill Rd, area, nearest Walsh's Square, but no cites, no date, in text.] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS Dec 76 Used I Used I Used I square