Prowseton

Prowseton, formerly known as Civilly's Cove, Sibley's Cove, or Civil East Cove,^[2] is an abandoned town in Newfoundland and Labrador that had a population of 28 in 1966.^[1] Its name was changed in 1915 to avoid confusion with the nearby town of Sibley's Cove in Trinity Bay and to honour Judge D.W. Prowse.^[1] The town was mostly abandoned by the mid 1960s but had a few residents up until the 1990s.^[3]

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Prowseton Sibley's Cove, Civilly's Cove, Civil East Cove
Abandoned Town
Prowseton Location of Prowseton in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°40′36.4″N 54°18′58.2″W / 47.676778°N 54.316167°W / 47.676778; -54.316167
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division	2
Population  (1966)
• Total	28[1]
Time zone	UTC– 3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC– 2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Bay	Placentia Bay
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1. ^ ^{a b c} Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 4 (1st ed.). St. John's, Nfld., Canada: Newfoundland Book Publishers. 1981–1994. pp. 467–468. ISBN 9780920508145. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ Miller, Dan; Delaney, Paul; Noel, Peter; Armitage, Peter. "Trip Report – Davis Cove to Bar Haven Island". paddlenl.ca. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
3. ^ "Land & Sea: Lobster fishermen get back to their roots in an abandoned community". CBC News. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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