Prowseton

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Prowseton
Sibley's Cove, Civilly's Cove, Civil East Cove
Abandoned Town
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Prowseton
Location of Prowseton in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°40′36.4″N54°18′58.2″W / 47.676778°N 54.316167°W / 47.676778; -54.316167 Coordinates: 47°40′36.4″N54°18′58.2″W / 47.676778°N 54.316167°W / 47.676778; -54.316167
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division 2
Population
 (1966)
  Total28 [1]
Time zone UTC– 3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC– 2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Bay Placentia Bay

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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