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This settlement (pop. 300) was shown as "Tilton Harbour" as early as 1757. Some people claim it was called "Tilt Town" because of its poorly constructed tilts. The name was later changed to Tilting. The earliest inhabitants were Beothuck Indians which residents claim resided here as late as 1819. French settlers arrived in the early 1750's as seasonal inhabitants but the Irish arrived in the late 1700's as permanent settlers and claimed this land as their own. Today, this dominant Irish ancestry is evident by surnames and dialect.
Residents of Tilting traditionally fished cod primarily with the season beginning in June or July. To supplement their income, these inshore fisherpersons would also fish flounder, herring, lumpfish, lobster, capelin, squid and salmon at different times during the season. Since the cod moratorium, fisherpersons have come to depend on these once underutilized species to make a living.
Tilting offers the following services and attractions:
- Government wharf
- 1 Church
- Lane House Museum
- Sandy Cove Beach (camping, picnic)
- Beach Festival (last weekend in July)
- Oliver's Cove (hiking, capelin)
- Turpin's Trail (site where an Irishman was beheaded by a Beothuck)
- Bunker Hill (site of the first American Radar base in Canada)
- Post Office
- Tilting Town Office
- Garrison (site of a cannon left by the french, said to be about 300 years old)
- The Dwyer House
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