Black and gray shales of the Precambrian era underlie the town.[1] The main soil is a stony loam podzol of the Turk's Cove series.[2] The vegetation is a complex of coniferous forest (mainly balsam fir) and heath barren.[3]
History
New Perlican is one of the oldest settlements in the province. The town was mentioned by name by Thomas Rowley, one of the first settlers at the Cupids Colony. According to his correspondence, he was making plans to move to New Perlican in 1619. It is unknown if he did.
Archaeologist William (Bill) Gilbert has conducted several seasons of excavations in the community at what is known at the Hefford Plantation (Borden Site Number ClAi-4), which “was first settled by William Hefford and his family in 1675 and appears to have been occupied continually since that time.”[4] This plantation is “thought to be the oldest in Canada that is still inhabited by the descendants of the first settlers.”[5]
By 1677 William Hefford had built a “dwelling house [and] nine store rooms and lodging houses” at New Perlican, and excavations in 2003 uncovered a William III ha’penny minted sometime between 1695 and 1698 and a seventeenth-century padlock.[6] Work the following year recovered a Spanish American silver one real coin manufactured in Potosi in what is now Bolivia, dated to circa 1653.[7]
A burial site (ClAi-12 Bloody Point 2) might date to the 17th or early 18th century, and an archaeological survey in 2019 documented two disturbances detected by ground-penetrating radar which are probably graves, and 19 grave markers, one quite a bit younger than the rest.[8]
The first Anglican church in New Perlican was built in 1834 and was named St. Mark's, with an adjacent graveyard:[9]
Made from local stones, the grave markers were likely either carved in a nearby community to New Perlican. Records showed that there were slate cutters from Wales in Newfoundland dating back centuries, brought over to work the slate that the British were already aware was present on the island. It makes sense that a gravestone carving culture would spring up from that, and I’m not surprised to see these samples at the site! My favourite is the little red stone that reads ‘S W’ in uneven, capital letters. In addition to these, there were several headstones carved by A. Smith, a gravestone carver from St. John’s who was the first to import marble from New England for gravestones in the early 1800s, and MacKim, another carver from St. John’s who also worked with imported marble and limestone.[10]
The church burned and a new church, St. Augustine's, was erected in a different location.
New Perlican circa 1900 was a sheltered harbour with saltbox houses everywhere through the town. Near the water was the Pittman shipbuilding area where many ocean going schooners were built by that prominent family of sea captains in its history.... In the 1920s the landscape changed. New Perlican was littered with many fishing stages, and the shipbuilding area and schooners that were tied up there. In the 1950s there were two churches, St. Matthew’s United Church built in 1913, and the second St. Augustine’s church which was built in 1920.[5]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, New Perlican had a population of 200 living in 107 of its 173 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 186. With a land area of 24.45 km2 (9.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.2/km2 (21.2/sq mi) in 2021.[11]
^ abMatthews, Eileen (2018). "Harnessing Heritage". In Harvey, Kathrine; Jarvis, Dale Gilbert (eds.). Sealskin to Science Fiction: Taking Tradition into the Twenty-First Century(PDF). St. John's: Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 24–26.
^Gilbert, William (Jan 2004). "Baccalieu Trail Archaeology Project, 2003: Summary of 2003 Fieldwork". Provincial Archaeology Office Newsletter. 2 (1).
^Lewis-Simpson, Shannon (July 4, 2020). "An Early European Burial Ground at Bloody Point, New Perlican". Facebook. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^Jarvis, Dale Gilbert; Matthews, Eileen (November 2018). "A History of St. Mark's Anglican Cemetery, New Perlican". Heritage NL Fieldnotes Series. 001.
^Lacy, Robyn (October 1, 2017). "Community Mortuary Archaeology & Folklore – New Perlican, Newfoundland". spadeandthegrave.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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series 2 The vegetation is a complex of coniferous forest mainly balsam fir and heath barren 3 History EditNew Perlican is one of the oldest settlements in the province The town was mentioned by name by Thomas Rowley one of the first settlers at the Cupids Colony According to his correspondence he was making plans to move to New Perlican in 1619 It is unknown if he did Archaeologist William Bill Gilbert has conducted several seasons of excavations in the community at what is known at the Hefford Plantation Borden Site Number ClAi 4 which was first settled by William Hefford and his family in 1675 and appears to have been occupied continually since that time 4 This plantation is thought to be the oldest in Canada that is still inhabited by the descendants of the first settlers 5 By 1677 William Hefford had built a dwelling house and nine store rooms and lodging houses at New Perlican and excavations in 2003 uncovered a William III ha penny minted sometime between 1695 and 1698 and a seventeenth century padlock 6 Work the following year recovered a Spanish American silver one real coin manufactured in Potosi in what is now Bolivia dated to circa 1653 7 During King William s War the village was destroyed in the Avalon Peninsula Campaign A burial site ClAi 12 Bloody Point 2 might date to the 17th or early 18th century and an archaeological survey in 2019 documented two disturbances detected by ground penetrating radar which are probably graves and 19 grave markers one quite a bit younger than the rest 8 The first Anglican church in New Perlican was built in 1834 and was named St Mark s with an adjacent graveyard 9 Made from local stones the grave markers were likely either carved in a nearby community to New Perlican Records showed that there were slate cutters from Wales in Newfoundland dating back centuries brought over to work the slate that the British were already aware was present on the island It makes sense that a gravestone carving culture would spring up from that and I m not surprised to see these samples at the site My favourite is the little red stone that reads S W in uneven capital letters In addition to these there were several headstones carved by A Smith a gravestone carver from St John s who was the first to import marble from New England for gravestones in the early 1800s and MacKim another carver from St John s who also worked with imported marble and limestone 10 The church burned and a new church St Augustine s was erected in a different location New Perlican circa 1900 was a sheltered harbour with saltbox houses everywhere through the town Near the water was the Pittman shipbuilding area where many ocean going schooners were built by that prominent family of sea captains in its history In the 1920s the landscape changed New Perlican was littered with many fishing stages and the shipbuilding area and schooners that were tied up there In the 1950s there were two churches St Matthew s United Church built in 1913 and the second St Augustine s church which was built in 1920 5 Demographics EditIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada New Perlican had a population of 200 living in 107 of its 173 total private dwellings a change of 7 5 from its 2016 population of 186 With a land area of 24 45 km2 9 44 sq mi it had a population density of 8 2 km2 21 2 sq mi in 2021 11 See also EditList of cities and towns in Newfoundland and LabradorReferences Edit Mining and Mineral Development Industry Energy and Technology Soils of the Avalon Peninsula December 13 2013 http www nr gov nl ca nr forestry maps mbarrens eco html Gilbert William February 2008 Baccalieu Trail Archaeology 2007 Provincial Archaeology Office 2007 Archaeology Review 6 107 a b Matthews Eileen 2018 Harnessing Heritage In Harvey Kathrine Jarvis Dale Gilbert eds Sealskin to Science Fiction Taking Tradition into the Twenty First Century PDF St John s Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador pp 24 26 Gilbert William Jan 2004 Baccalieu Trail Archaeology Project 2003 Summary of 2003 Fieldwork Provincial Archaeology Office Newsletter 2 1 Gilbert William February 2006 Baccalieu Trail Archaeology 2005 Provincial Archaeology Office Newsletter 4 Lewis Simpson Shannon July 4 2020 An Early European Burial Ground at Bloody Point New Perlican Facebook Retrieved July 7 2020 Jarvis Dale Gilbert Matthews Eileen November 2018 A History of St Mark s Anglican Cemetery New Perlican Heritage NL Fieldnotes Series 001 Lacy Robyn October 1 2017 Community Mortuary Archaeology amp Folklore New Perlican Newfoundland spadeandthegrave com Retrieved July 7 2020 Population and dwelling counts Canada provinces and territories census divisions and census subdivisions municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved March 15 2022 Coordinates 47 54 30 N 53 22 30 W 47 90833 N 53 37500 W 47 90833 53 37500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Perlican amp oldid 1112463378, 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