Broad Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Encyclopedia
Broad Cove is located on King's Island, Placentia Bay
, Newfoundland
, Canada
. Its geographical position is 47°34′46"N 54°12′39"W. Broad Cove was one of five communities located on King's Island. The other communities were: Tack's Beach
, Best Harbour, Baker's Cove
, Cooper's Cove and Yaulis Cove. All the communities had the same postal address, which was "Tacks Beach, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland".
The main activity of the community
was fishing
for cod
and lobster
. Broad Cove was also the site of a herring
factory owned by H.C. Brown that packed herring for the West Indies. The community also featured a large fish
store with outside fish flake
s for the natural curing of salted cod fish. At the herring factory wharf
, salt
, flour
and coal
were unloaded for the local market
, and salt fish and or herring was picked up for export.
The Broad Cove on King's Island should not be confused with the settlement of Broad Cove on Conception Bay
, which is part of the town of Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove
.
Placentia Bay
Placentia Bay is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed by Burin Peninsula on the west and Avalon Peninsula on the east. Fishing grounds in the bay were used by native people long before the first European fishermen arrived in the 16th century. For a time, the...
, Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its geographical position is 47°34′46"N 54°12′39"W. Broad Cove was one of five communities located on King's Island. The other communities were: Tack's Beach
Tack's Beach, Newfoundland and Labrador
Tack's Beach was a small hamlet in the Burin District. It was located on King Island, Western Channel. The population was 98 in 1951 and the community was depopulated on May 23, 1967.-See also:*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador...
, Best Harbour, Baker's Cove
Baker's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Baker's Cove is a Canadian hamlet in the Burgeo District of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-See also:*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador...
, Cooper's Cove and Yaulis Cove. All the communities had the same postal address, which was "Tacks Beach, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland".
The main activity of the community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
was fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
for cod
Cod
Cod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of...
and lobster
Lobster
Clawed lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important, and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate.Though several groups of crustaceans are known as lobsters, the clawed lobsters are most...
. Broad Cove was also the site of a herring
Herring
Herring is an oily fish of the genus Clupea, found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans, including the Baltic Sea. Three species of Clupea are recognized. The main taxa, the Atlantic herring and the Pacific herring may each be divided into subspecies...
factory owned by H.C. Brown that packed herring for the West Indies. The community also featured a large fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
store with outside fish flake
Fish flake
A fish flake is a platform built on poles and spread with boughs for drying cod-fish on the foreshore of fishing villages and small towns in rural Newfoundland, Canada. Spelling variations for fish flake in Newfoundland include flek, fleyke, fleake, flaik and fleack...
s for the natural curing of salted cod fish. At the herring factory wharf
Wharf
A wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.Such a structure includes one or more berths , and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed...
, salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
, flour
Flour
Flour is a powder which is made by grinding cereal grains, other seeds or roots . It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many cultures, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history...
and coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
were unloaded for the local market
Market
A market is one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers...
, and salt fish and or herring was picked up for export.
The Broad Cove on King's Island should not be confused with the settlement of Broad Cove on Conception Bay
Conception Bay
Conception Bay is a Canadian bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland. The bay indents the Avalon Peninsula with the opening of the bay to the Atlantic Ocean at the northeast. It is bounded by Cape St. Francis in the south and Split Point near Bay de Verde in the north...
, which is part of the town of Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove
Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Small Point – Adam's Cove – Blackhead – Broad Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located in the Trinity-Conception Bay District north of Carbonear....
.