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Three Arms, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, is a small settlement founded in or about 1864. It is in Fogo and Twillingate District.

In the 1910s, the town had a population of about 140 people, with James Norris owning a fish cannery, fishing schooners, and the town's only store. [1] Following the death of his son, Lieutenant Stephen Norris, in the First World War, he moved out of town and closed his businesses. [2] The last residents of Three Arms left town in the 1940s. Today, the town is abandoned and the original buildings are no longer standing. [3]

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References

  1. "How a blast on a battlefield in France destroyed a Newfoundland town | CBC News".
  2. "How a blast on a battlefield in France destroyed a Newfoundland town | CBC News".
  3. David Common (2018-11-11). "How a blast on a battlefield in France destroyed a Newfoundland town". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-11-17.

Coordinates: 49°41′04″N55°54′10″W / 49.68444°N 55.90278°W / 49.68444; -55.90278