Greenspond

Origin of Name: While there is some dispute about the origin of the name it is believed by many that the community was name after the surname of two of its earliest setters, Green and Pond.

Population: 425 (1996), primarily Church of England

Early Settlement: First settled in the 1690s, the island community of Greenspond was originally settled by mostly West Country English. It quickly became a major center for the inshore cod-fishing grounds, also salmon and even some herring and lobster.

Employment: As a center for the sealing and cod fishery Greenspond had developed a diversified economy by the mid nineteenth century. With the decline of the cod stocks in the early 1990s, Greenspond's economy is changing to incorporate promising opportunities in tourism.

Interesting Facts about Greenspond

• 1698, Greenspond population is recorded as 13.
• 1697 - Present, Greenspond is one of the oldest continuously inhabited outports in Newfoundland
• 1699, Fish merchants are shipping their product directly from Greenspond to Portugal
• 1700s-1800s, Greenspond was known as "The Capital of Bonavista North"
• 1810, Population is 600
• 1812, First Church opens in Greenspond
• 1830, First school is built
• 1850s, Greenspond fish merchants expand their fishing grounds and by the mid-nineteenth century Greenspond is one of the chief ports for the Labrador fishery
• 1870s-90s , By the late nineteenth century Greenspond rivals St. John's in importance to the seal fishery
• 1888 (ca), Greenspond Post Office building is built
• 1899, Greenspond courthouse is erected
• 1901, Greenspond's population reaches 1,726
• 1983, Causeway is built, linking Greenspond to the mainland of Newfoundland

Historic Sites: Greenspond Court House

Significant Architecture: Harding House, Greenspond Post Office, St. Stephen's Anglican Church.