| Old Perlican
Iceberg in Old Perlican Harbour
Photo: Doug Mercer
Old Perlican is one of the oldest communities in Newfoundland. Situated on the tip of the Bay de Verde peninsula (at the crossroads for Route 80 -Trinity Bay Highway - and Route 70 - Conception Bay Highway), it is in close proximity to the famous fishing grounds of Baccalieu Island.
Harbour of Old Perlican
Photo: Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Leading Fishing Community
Always one of the leading fishing communities in the province, the town has three successful seafood processing plants in 2006. It is the fishing centre for the south side of Trinity Bay and the north shore of Conception Bay. The crab, shrimp and ground fish plants as well as the large concentration of fishing boats and harbour infrastructure have maintained the town's prosperity.
Preparing Nets
Old Perlican
Early References
One of the first references to Old Perlican comes from a report written by Captain Charles Leigh in 1597. He says that a Spanish vessel had been fishing out of a place he called Parlican that summer. By 1612, people had begun to call the place Old Perlican. John Guy mentions Old Perlican a number of times during his trip into Trinity Bay that year. The 1675 census of Newfoundland lists 146 people living at Old
Perlican that year including 11 planters and their servants. In spite of being attacked and burned in the French raids in 1697 and 1705, the community survived and grew.
17th Century History of Old Perlican
Archaeology of Old Perlican
Old Perlican Story Board
Service Centre
Old Perlican is a service center for communities at the tip of the Baccalieu Peninsula. In addition to retail services, the regional health care centre and regional high school are situated in the town.
Sites of Interest
Beckett Heritage Home
The town has many sites of interest including a large, developed harbour, historic churches, the Beckett Heritage Home and
twine loft with many artifacts, and the developing Memorial Park, which contains the town story board and the War Memorial.
Like
most communities on the Trail, it is world renowned for its hospitality
and its spectacular view of icebergs and whales.
Town of Old Perlican
Box
39,
Old Perlican
NL A0A 3G0
Telephone: (709) 587-2266
Fax: (709)
587-2261
Historic Church
in Old Perlican
Town of Old Perlican
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Tourism Association Members
Old Perlican Heritage Committee Inc. Heritage Association. P.O. Box 148, Old Perlican, NL A0A 3G0 Email: Heritage Committee Phone: (709) 587-3028 Fax: (709) 587-2261
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