Come and explore the long
and varied history associated
with a piece of land at the
entrance to Trinity Harbour
in Newfoundland and Labrador
that was formerly named
Admiral’s Point and after
1812, Fort Point. A point of
land situated on the western
shore to the entrance of
| Trinity Harbour which helps
protect the Harbour and makes
it one of the best “sailing
ship” havens in the world.
By the mid-18th century,
Trinity Harbour was one of
the busiest shipping and most
important commercial ports
along the Atlantic. In 1746
the area was fortified with
| three batteries mounting 18
guns, a store house, a powder
magazine, barracks for 224
soldiers and a pavilion for 9
officers, surrounded by
parapets and palisades. It
was a well-stocked military
site only at certain periods
of time, which left it
vulnerable and derelict, and
| subject to a takeover in 1762
by the French that was short
lived but yet one that saw
the fort destroyed.
Fort Point has a varied
history and this Community
Memories project will explore
it in detail from its
beginnings as a fishing
station to a military site
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