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Historic Sites

The historic sites of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador hosts an incredibly diverse and fascinating history ranging across ancient habitation, the earliest European explorers, colonial struggles, modern communications advances and much more. In association with Parks Canada, the Historic Sites Association is involved with eight National Historic Sites in this province.

Signal Hill

Dominating St. John’s Skyline Signal Hill has been a vital part of this province’s history from the seventeenth century to the present. It is an ideal destination for its military and communications history, incredible view and trails.
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Cape Spear

Jutting out into the North Atlantic, Cape Spear is the most easterly point of North America.
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Castle Hill

After a century of fishing by migratory Basque, Spanish, Portuguese, and French ships the French founded a colony at Plaisance (now called Placentia) in 1662.
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Hawthorne Cottage

Hawthorne Cottage was the Brigus home of Captain Robert Bartlett.
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L’Anse aux Meadows

The Sagas written by the Norse in the 13th century tell a tale of Leif Eriksson finding a faraway land with lush fields and wild game inhabited by Skraelings (North American First Nations) around the year 1000 CE.
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Port au Choix

With over 5,500 years of habitation, Port au Choix is a prime example of aboriginal settlement in Newfoundland and how these aboriginal groups changed over time.
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Ryan Premises

Once an active part of an international trade the Ryan Premises are now a reminder of the former strength of the Cod fisheries.
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Red Bay

Cod wasn’t the only fishery in the 16th and 17th centuries. Basque ships from southern France and northern Spain flocked to Red Bay to harvest passing whales.
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