Ferryland

Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland on the Avalon Peninsula. It is located about 65 kilometers south of St. John's.

Name

From Portuguese fishermen Ferryland Farilhao and was of French forillon ( " outside the mainland " ) called. This was anglicised to the present name Ferryland later. Other scholars suggest that the name is a corruption of the name Veralum, as the English city of St Albans was called earlier. This should not be confused with the forillon National Park in Quebec City, which still carries the French name.

History

Ferryland was established in the late 16th century as a station for fishermen, but was formerly used by the French ( 1504 ), Spanish and Portuguese. These fishermen arrived in the summer from the east coast to the south coast, because here the fishing season began a month earlier. In the 1550s the settlement one of the major fishing harbors in Newfoundland and Sir Walter Raleigh was recognized.

The land was leased in the first decade of the 17th century by the London and Bristol Company; the environment was added to the location of a number of short-lived settlements as Cuper 's Cove, Bristol 's Hope and Renews and the colony of Südfalkland. In 1620 or 1621 the territory was handed over to George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, who had taken possession of William Vaughan and invested with time over 40,000 pounds. Vaughan had in 1617 brought the first settlers to Ferryland, the Welsh left the settlement but only two years later.

Calvert gave the captains Wynne and Powell commissioned to visit the settlement and to report on progress, to which Wynne several buildings ( a street forming), a protective wall for facing the sea, a common room, a blacksmith, a shipyard, a brewery and a defensive structure described. Things like wheat, barley, oats, beans, peas, cabbage, carrots and kale were planted after some land had been cleared. This colony was the first permanent settlement in Newfoundland and surviving grew to a population of 100 ( 1625). 1622 Calvert concession was confirmed by a royal fief and expanded; the province of Avalon Ferryland as its capital was established.

1627 Sir George Calvert came with his family to Ferryland, because he realized that the structure of the colony was not running well. He regularly wrote letters to King Charles I., among other things, he complained about raids by French soldiers and asked for protection by British ships. When Lady Baltimore 1629 ruled out of consideration for their health, to leave Ferryland and her son Cecil decided to follow the Lord Baltimore also decided to abandon Ferryland and go to Virginia. Many settlers came with it.

About eight years after the departure Calvert took over Sir David Kirke in the royal order the lands. They were handed over to him as a fief; this as compensation because he had to return the loot of 13 captured French ships after a peace agreement.

From the manor house, once lived in the Baltimore and Kirke in monarchist pageantry, nothing more is left, even though it was very expensive. 1673 the building was destroyed when the Dutch Ferryland plundered. The proximity of the sea and the unprotected position during winter storms reduced the remnants of a pile ruins. She later served as a quarry for fishermen.

Presence

In 2006, Ferryland had 529 inhabitants. This number has been declining; 2001, there were still 607 inhabitants. The area is 13.62 km ² Ferry Lands. The town lies on the Irish Loop, a popular tour. The main attraction Ferry Lands is the Colony of Avalon, an archaeological site with an attached museum where some of the past is presented Avalon. In addition, the city today has a function as a regional administrative center.