The Black Wharf juts out into the Cove

• 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; Canada; Breakwater
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4376

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...