Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Population Distribution and Land-Based Industries

With the construction of the railway, workers began to leave their coastal homes to find employment at new mines and mills in the island's interior.
Cities

Information about the definition of a city as well as information about St. John's, Mount Pearl, and Corner Brook.
Irish Settlement Patterns

The cod fishery and its mercantile activities greatly influenced Irish settlement patterns in Newfoundland and Labrador.