East St. Modeste

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East St. Modeste is a ghost town in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located in Pinware Bay, Labrador, Division No. 10. [1]

it was settled sometime around the 1840s by three families. [2]

The settlement was abandoned around the mid-late 1950s. [3] [4]

East St. Modeste was one of 6 Basque whaling stations on the Labrador Coast. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Place names - East St. Modeste". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Cemetery Survey - East St. Modeste, Labrador - September, 1997". ngb.chebucto.org. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  3. ↑ "St. Modeste Island Lighthouse". lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  4. 1 2 "Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador". collections.mun.ca. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
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