8 Abandoned Ghost Towns You Have To Explore In NL (via Narcity)
Although Newfoundland was late joining Canada, it is still beaming with history. Founded in 1497, there were hundreds of small communities formed throughout the province. The majority were fishing villages that eventually diminished. Shortly after joining Canada the provincial government implemented a resettlement plan to combine smaller communities into one. Which is why Newfoundland has a considerable amount of abandoned communities.
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1497 was the year Newfoundland was founded