Ferryland
E491598
Ferryland is a historic coastal town and former early 17th-century English colony site on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula in Canada.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colony
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode | 709 ⓘ |
| climate |
humid continental
ⓘ
maritime-influenced ⓘ |
| coastalSettlementType | outport ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| demography | small population ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| formerName |
Avalon colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colony of Avalon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1621 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Town of Ferryland Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Colony of Avalon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | Ferryland Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature | Ferryland Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | natural harbour ⓘ |
| hasIndustryHistorical | cod fishery ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Colonial North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New France and British North America period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Colony of Avalon archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeological excavations ⓘ early 17th-century English colony site ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lighthouseEstablished | 1870 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Avalon Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
commercial outpost
ⓘ
fishing colony ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | A0A ⓘ |
| province | Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorical |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Newfoundland Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismRoute | Irish Loop Drive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportation | accessible by Route 10 (Irish Loop Drive) ⓘ |
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