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American obituary for WWI death Traditional street obituary notes in Bulgaria. An obituary (obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2]
To protect this vital gateway, at the beginning of 1749, the French strategically constructed three forts within 18 months along the route: one at Baie Verte (Fort Gaspareaux), one at Chignecto (Fort Beauséjour) and another at the mouth of the Saint John River (Fort Menagoueche). Copy of French Map, c. 1752. (inset) Nova Scotia Archives
Baie Verte is one of 42 communities that make up the Emerald Zone which is located in the North Central portion of Newfoundland. Baie Verte dates to the late 19th century, but remained a small village until the discovery of asbestos and other ore bodies of copper, lead, zinc and gold in the mid-1950s when the town underwent major expansion ...
Variations: Franquelin, 1686-Baye Verte; Moll, 1715-Green Bay; Haliburton, 1829-Bay Verte. [1] The community is situated near the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island and is surrounded by a large area of salt marsh with much wildlife including birds, deer and skunks. It is home to the Winegarden Estate vineyard and the Waterfowl Village.
These French raiding parties destroyed the community and killed a number of inhabitants again during Queen Anne's War in 1705. One of the early family names of Bay de Verde is Taverner. According to H. F. Shortis (1910) William Taverner was a naval officer and surveyor on a British man-of-war who later worked on a Newfoundland map of 1745.
Baie Verte-Green Bay (formerly Baie Verte-Springdale) is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 it has 8,067 eligible voters. [1] The district was redistributed in 2015. It is currently represented by Lin Paddock who won the seat in a by-election on May 27, 2024. [2]
Seal Cove is home to The Bond Site Lookout, named in honor of Dr. Bond, the founder of the lookout and constructor of the initial trail in 1981. Dr. Bond was a dentist working at the Baie Verte Hospital who had a passion for hand gliding. He discovered the hill while visiting friends in the town of Seal Cove.
Baie Verte ("Green Bay" in French) may refer to: Baie Verte, New Brunswick, a community; Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town; Baie Verte (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador; Baie Verte (Northumberland Strait), a bay in New Brunswick; Baie Verte Academy, in the Nova Central School District