A view of the Easter Cove from the Wester Cove

On the east side of the wide river mouth, the Easter Cove has at times been quite removed from the Place. In the early years, there were a fair number of houses in the Easter Cove. However in 1962, rafting ice damaged the series of wooden bridges spanning the river and most families relocated to the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Branch Cultural Historical Association
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Abandoned houses
Architecture
building and construction
Landscape
Towns
Resettlement
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4387
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Summary:On the east side of the wide river mouth, the Easter Cove has at times been quite removed from the Place. In the early years, there were a fair number of houses in the Easter Cove. However in 1962, rafting ice damaged the series of wooden bridges spanning the river and most families relocated to the Place in 1963. A new causeway built in 1971 has once again opened up the Easter Cove. In th early-1900s, James (Jimmy) Corcoran and his family lived in the Easter Cove. His youngest daughter, Bride (McGrath), was born in 1929 and attended school in Beckford - a resettled community next to Branch.

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