View of Barr'd Islands looking west toward the harbour breakwater

Barr'd Islands is a community on Fogo Island in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is part of the town of Fogo Island, with which it amalgamated on March 1, 2011.[1] Barr'd Islands was settled permanently in the early 19th century by English fishermen. The 1836 census showed a total of 14 households had taken up residence there at that time.

References

  1. ↑ "Amalgamation & MOU Signing : Town of Fogo Island". Townoffogoisland.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-03.

49°43′23″N 54°11′17″W / 49.723°N 54.188°W / 49.723; -54.188


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