Iona Rams Islands | |
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Abandoned Town | |
Location of Iona in Newfoundland | |
Coordinates: 47°25′35.4″N53°58′22.2″W / 47.426500°N 53.972833°W Coordinates: 47°25′35.4″N53°58′22.2″W / 47.426500°N 53.972833°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Census division | Division 1 |
Census subdivision | Subdivision B |
Population (1951) | |
• Total | 36 [1] |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
Area code(s) | 709 |
Bay | Placentia Bay |
Iona was a small community in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador made up of small islands that used to be inhabited. The islands were once called The Ram's or Ram's Islands. [1]
The population was reported to be 197 in the 1836 Census (the most populous island in Placentia Bay at the time), 100 in 1921 and 67 in 1940. [1] Iona was originally settled by Irish Roman Catholics, [1] which included but not limited to, the surnames of Griffin, Bruce, Fitzpatrick, Murphy, Sweeney, McFarrell (later McFarlane), Duke, Pope, Newman, Northover, Bird, Whiffen, and King. [2] The depression of the 1930s severely impacted the Island's people, causing many people to leave and find work. Also, in 1935 a lightning storm struck and destroyed the Island's school, in the next year the small church located on the island was destroyed by fire, and in 1937 a North Atlantic storm splintered the Island's fleet, and washed away many homes and sheds. [3] Most of the families who migrated from the island moved to the close communities of Ship Harbour, Fox Harbour and Long Harbour. [4]
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