The Black Wharf juts out into the Cove

The Black Wharf was originally a finger pier placed to slow the adverse effects of river sand and tidal action on the depth of the Gut. Over the years, the structural material of the Black Wharf has changed and today this structure is technically a rock breakwater. The first version of the Black Wha...

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Main Author: Branch Cultural Historical Association
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Knowledge of the land/water and environment
Architecture
building and construction
Landscape
Seascape
Wharves
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4376
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_avalon/4376 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 The Black Wharf juts out into the Cove Branch Cultural Historical Association Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch; 16/06/2008 image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4376 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4376 CC BY-NC 2.0 CA Branch Cultural Historical Association - Margaret Power Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Knowledge of the land/water and environment Architecture building and construction Landscape Seascape Wharves Still Image Photograph 2008 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z The Black Wharf was originally a finger pier placed to slow the adverse effects of river sand and tidal action on the depth of the Gut. Over the years, the structural material of the Black Wharf has changed and today this structure is technically a rock breakwater. The first version of the Black Wharf was constructed of wooden pilings in the late 1960s. The pilings where treated with creosote whose black color christened the structure. Although the Black Wharf is no longer technically a wharf, it has kept its name a way to capture memories of youthful days and nights spent on, below, beside, off, and at the end of the Black Wharf. Still Image Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic Knowledge of the land/water and environment
Architecture
building and construction
Landscape
Seascape
Wharves
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Architecture
building and construction
Landscape
Seascape
Wharves
Branch Cultural Historical Association
The Black Wharf juts out into the Cove
topic_facet Knowledge of the land/water and environment
Architecture
building and construction
Landscape
Seascape
Wharves
description The Black Wharf was originally a finger pier placed to slow the adverse effects of river sand and tidal action on the depth of the Gut. Over the years, the structural material of the Black Wharf has changed and today this structure is technically a rock breakwater. The first version of the Black Wharf was constructed of wooden pilings in the late 1960s. The pilings where treated with creosote whose black color christened the structure. Although the Black Wharf is no longer technically a wharf, it has kept its name a way to capture memories of youthful days and nights spent on, below, beside, off, and at the end of the Black Wharf.
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author Branch Cultural Historical Association
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title The Black Wharf juts out into the Cove
title_short The Black Wharf juts out into the Cove
title_full The Black Wharf juts out into the Cove
title_fullStr The Black Wharf juts out into the Cove
title_full_unstemmed The Black Wharf juts out into the Cove
title_sort black wharf juts out into the cove
publishDate 2008
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op_source Branch Cultural Historical Association - Margaret Power
Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory
op_relation Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula
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