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Origin of Name: A forest fire destroyed a large part of the area in 1912, and nine years later the three local settlements of Squid Tickle, Hollet's Tickle and Hollet's Cove were amalgamated and given the name Burnside.
Population: 232 (includes surrounding area), Protestant
Early Settlement: Burnside has been home to Maritime Archaic, Palaeoeskimo and Beothuk natives for thousands of years. First European settlers arrived in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
Employment: The first Europeans to come to the area were employed in the Labrador fishery, the inshore fishery and the seal hunt. As of lately, the fishery has been replaced by tourism and the service industry.
Interesting Facts about Burnside
3000 B.C. to 1800s, Maritime Archaic, Palaeoeskimo and Beothuks frequent the area to hunt, and fish.
1895, First Europeans arrive from nearby Salvage to settle in the Burnside area.
1898, First school is built in the area.
1921, Seven vessels are reported to have left Burnside to participate in the Labrador fishery.
1938, First church in the area.
1961, The population of Burnside reaches 213, as a result of resettlement from Flat Island, Coward Island and North Island.
Local Historic Sites: Bloody Reach Archeology Site, which includes The Beaches the largest Beothuk settlement found in Newfoundland and Labrador and The Quarry, the largest aboriginal quarry found in the province.
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