Harbour Grace is one of the oldest towns in
Conception Bay on the
Avalon Peninsula in the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada. It is located about 45 km northwest of the capital,
St. John's. The town has a population of 3,380 (
2001), engaged primarily in
fishing and
fish processing.Harbour Grace was an important
port and fishing center since the earliest days of European exploration of
North America. It was named after the town of Havre le Grace (now
Le Havre) in
France. In
1610,
pirate Peter Easton made Harbour Grace his headquarters, and established a fort overlooking the bay. Although it was attacked by the French the following year, the early settlement survived throughout the seventeenth century, with a permanent, year-round population numbering a few dozen, swelling to several hundred during the fishing season. In
1628,
Robert Hayman wrote Quodlibits there--it was the first book written in
English in the new world.
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