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Brigus
Newfoundland and Labradortown
Total population
750
Founded
1885
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Brigus is a small fishing community located in Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Brigus was home to Captain Bob Bartlett and the location of his residence Hawthorne Cottage.
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History
The name Brigus comes from the Brickhouse which was the name of an old town in England. Brigus's history dates back to around 1612, when John Guy sold half of the harbour to the Spracklin family. At this time Brigus was mostly settled by people from England, Ireland, and Wales. During King William's War, this village was raided in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign. Brigus is famous for its sea captains. It was in 1819 when Captain William Munden built the schooner Four Brothers, the first one hundred ton schooner in Newfoundland (built 1819). There were many "Arctic Heroes" that came from this historic town: *Captain John Bartlett sailed with the American explorer Isaac Israel Hayes and also with Admiral Robert Peary *Captain Sam Bartlett who sailed with Peary *Captain Robert Bartlett who was in charge of the S.S. Roosevelt when Peary reached the North Pole, who later survived the wreck of the Karluk, and who later helmed the schooner Effie M. Morrissey *Captain Arthur Bartlett *Captain William Norman who rescued Admiral Adolphus Greely *Captain Isaac Bartlett who rescued Captain Tyson and crew after drifting on an iceberg for 1500 miles *Captain William Bartlett, known as "the Commodore of the sealing fleet in Newfoundland". The HGTV Canada series Rock Solid Builds, centring on home renovations in the Brigus area by contractor Randy Spracklin, premiered in 2021. Brigus is a popular tourist stop, renowned for its scenic qualities and places of interest. Among these are the site of The Vindicator, where the Brigus newspaper was printed at the turn of the 20th century; the Convent of Mercy, built in 1860 for the Mercy Sisters who came from Ireland in 1861; the local Orange Lodge; Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site; "The Tunnel" bored through solid rock on the…
Geography
Located in a sheltered bay, it has been home to many fishermen and a strategic location in early times. Brigus is located adjacent to Cuper's Cove (modern day Cupids), an English settlement established in 1610 by John Guy on behalf of Bristol's Society of Merchant Venturers. Brigus is located approximately 80 km west of St. John's, and is accessible via Route 70-A just 18 km from the Trans Canada Highway (TCH).
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Nearby places in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Clarke's Beach3.4 mi away
- Bay Roberts4.4 mi away · pop. 5,818
- Conception Harbour6.4 mi away · pop. 743
- Ballyhack6.6 mi away
- Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview7.4 mi away
- Upper Island Cove7.4 mi away · pop. 1,594
- Tilton7.7 mi away
- Bryant's Cove10 mi away · pop. 396
- Freshwater10.5 mi away
- Holyrood11.1 mi away
- Bickfordville11.2 mi away
- Carbonear13.7 mi away · pop. 4,739
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 1001446
- Population (Wikidata)
- 699
- Wikidata
- Q2925535
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012