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Another view of model
Circa 1835
St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Model of shipwreck off St. Paul's Island
St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

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In fact, St. Paul's is nicknamed "The Graveyard of the Gulf", because sometimes up to four shipwrecks can be found, one on top of the other, on the ocean floor surrounding St. Paul's.

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Newspaper article on St. Paul's Island "The Graveyard of the Gulf"
1955
St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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St. Paul's "The Graveyard of the Gulf" continued
1955
St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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One such ship to meet it's demise at St. Paul's Island is the Isabella. It sank off St. Paul's in 1835. The Isabella was not the only ship to go down that year. The Margaret, The Great Britian, The Briton, and The Glencoe also joined her that year. This was not an uncommon number of wrecks, prior to the introduction of the lighthouses, an average of five vessels were lost on this desolate island's shores every year.

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Ship's Wheel from the wreck of the Isabella
Circa 1835
St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

Credits:
The North Highlands Community Museum

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Figure head arm from the wreck of the Isabella
Circa 1835
St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Credits:
The North Highlands Community Museum

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After the lighthouses at the North-west and South-east points were established travel to and around the island became much safer, but it was still not without danger.

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Houses and Light houses, Northeast Light
20th Century
St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

Credits:
North Highlands Museum

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South West Light from the water
20th Century
South West Light, St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia

Credits:
The North Highlands Community Museum

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Brave ships and their captains that continued to make these risky trips to St. Paul's were, of course, the supply ships that families living on the island depended on for survival.

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Sandra C supply boat to St. Paul's Island for many years
20th Century
St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Tanker visiting St. Paul's Island
20th Century
St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia, Canada