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  • Acadian Village
    About the origins of the town of Stephenville and it's surrounding area, once known as the Acadian Village.
  • Air Base Purpose
    About the Earnest Harmon Air Force base located in Stephenville.
  • US Army Air Force Base Construction
    The construction of the US Army Air Force Base was started in 1941 when the US came to Stephenville Newfoundland.
  • Air Force Base Buildings
    This article is about the buildings that were created during World War II because of the Stephenville air force base.
  • Atlantic Brewery
    When the Air Force withdrew from Stephenville, the Atlantic Brewery was the first major industry to become established in the town.
  • Atlantic Design Homes
    In 1970, Atlantic Design Homes Ltd. reopened after closing down the previous year to reduce its inventory.
  • Aunt Mary's House, Lockston, NL
    About Aunt Mary's house, a Registered Heritage Structure located in Lockston and built circa 1918.
  • Cluett House, Belleoram, NL
    About the Cluett house, the oldest house in Belleoram and possibly the oldest structure in Fortune Bay.
  • Community Making: Eastport, Happy Adventure, Sandy Cove
    The settlement of Eastport, Happy Adventure and Sandy Cove was essentially a single phased operation from the 1850s into the 1870s.
  • Eastport Peninsula:Community Origins
    The origins of Communities in the Eastport Peninsula, such as Salvage, Eastport, Sandy Cove, Happy Adventure, etc.
  • Crash Hill Tragedy
    In 1946 a plane, after taking off at the Harmon Field Base, crashed into a fog-hidden Newfoundland mountainside and exploded into flames.
  • Pinetree Radar Base: Environmental Concerns
    As a direct result of the Earnest Harmon Air Force Base, there are environmental concerns associated with Stephenville and surrounding areas.
  • Harmon Corporation
    The Harmon Corporation was opened after the Americans left the Harmon Airfield Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland, in 1966.
  • Harmon Field Day Aircraft
    Stephenville hosts Harmon Field Day every two years. During this event aircraft from all over the world visit the town.
  • Harmon Field Day
    The importance of Harmon Field Day, along with the origins and activities of the event that took place in the town of Stephenville, Newfoundland.
  • Harmon Field
    In 1941, the United States obtained rights to construct an air base in the St. Georges Bay area of Newfoundland.
  • Health on the Home Front - Health Care and World War II
    About health conditions in Newfoundland during WWII such as problems with housing and veneral disease and the need for wartime hospitals.
  • The Hermitage
    About The Hermitage, a Registered Heritage Structure located in Topsail, Conception Bay South, and built in the late 1700s.
  • Jacob A Crocker House, Trout River, NL
    About the Jacob A. Crocker, a Registered Heritage Structure located in Trout River, NL and built circa 1898.
  • Labrador Linerboard
    In 1973, the Labrador Liner Limited opened and started production of a linerboard mill in Stephenville.

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