Fortune Harbour

Fortune Harbour (sometimes written Fortune Harbor) is a bay and community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[1]

Fortune Harbour
Location of Fortune Harbour in Newfoundland and Labrador

Historical mentions

The 1913 McAlpine Gazeteer lists the community in Twillingate district:

"FORTUNE HARBOR, a post and money order settlement in Twillingate district. Contains postal telegraph, express, 1 store, 1 Catholic church, Bowring Bros. and Reid Nfld. steamers call during open navigation."[2]

An 1884 pilot guide discusses "Fortune harbor" in Notre Dame Bay:

"Fortune harbor is a land-locked anchorage, situated 2 miles southeastward of Bagg head. Two entrances are formed by Sweeny island, that to the eastward of the island being only 30 yards wide and having a depth of 12 feet at low water. The western entrance is suitable for large vessels with a commanding breeze, but the turns are sharp, the wind is often baffling in the approach, and the squalls heavy, particularly with westerly winds.[3]
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References

  1. "GeoNames - Fortune Harbour". Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB). Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  2. Newfoundland's Grand Banks - 1913 McAlpine Gazeteer - Towns, Villages and Settlements
  3. United States Hydrographic Office (1886). Newfoundland and Labrador, 1884: Supplement No. 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 33.


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