(Redirected from Abraham\'s Cove)'Abraham's Cove' is a small community of about 100 people in the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada. It is located on the
island of
Newfoundland, along
St. George's Bay, on the
Port au Port Peninsula.
According to the local population, the site was first settled in the late
1800s by the Duffey family, of mixed
Acadian and
Mi'kmaq ancestry. The population kept livestock and fished for
cod,
herring, and
lobster. With the increasing scarcity of commercial fish, many residents found employment in the nearby
Ernest Harmon US AFB in
Stephenville, which operated from
1941 to
1966, or at the provincial highways depot. Today, very few local residents still engage in
fishing, and many men and women seek seasonal employment elsewhere in the province or in
Nova Scotia.
See also
List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador