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St. John's served as the main North American base for trans-Atlantic escorts during the Second World War; Canadian and American gun batteries and Canadian air force squadrons protected St. John's harbour St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church [47] 1881 (completed), 1914 (spire) 1990 St. John's
Originally called Bread and Cheese Cove, the cove was renamed for the Rev. John Inglis, an Anglican bishop who toured Newfoundland in 1827 after it became part of his diocese. Early family names in the area include "Smith", "Barrett" and several variations of "Menchions", with possible claims to the land going back as early as 1625.
Harold Matthew Barrett (September 4, 1935 – December 4, 2018) was a Canadian marine insurance executive and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1979 to 1989.
St. John's NL 47°33′44″N 52°42′36″W / 47.5621°N 52.7099°W / 47.5621; -52.7099 ( Yellow Belly Corner Municipal Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador ( 5341 ),
St. John's is home to North America's oldest annual sporting event, the Royal St. John's Regatta, which dates back to at least 1816. The event is important enough in the life of the city that the day of the Regatta (the first Wednesday in August, weather permitting) is a civic holiday – one of the few weather-dependent holidays in the world.
The cemetery is the final resting place of poets Margaret Peace [11] and Isabella Whiteford Rogerson, [12] as well as early social activist Mary Mann Pitts. [13]Also buried in the cemetery is Patrick Tasker, a Scottish immigrant who was involved in community life and instrumental in setting up both freemasonry and a public health board in St. John's.
The Ryans of St John's, Newfoundland, are an old family steeped in tradition. Donald Ryan edits the local newspaper while his brothers and sisters run the funeral parlour. Early one morning, Donald's son Draper Doyle goes to the newspaper office to surprise his father with a birthday cake, only to witness something traumatic.
Fort William was a fort in St. John's built in 1698 to protect English interests on Newfoundland, primarily against French opposition. It was the original headquarters of the British garrison in Newfoundland. A second fort, known as Fort George was situated at the east end of the harbour connected by a subterranean passage with Fort William.