THE area once called Swansea, and now known as Swansea Road, is part of the town of Victoria, Conception Bay.
Early settlers homesteaded a country path that has been upgraded to a loose surface road.
The settlers were subsistence farmers who used forestry as fuel for heating their homes and wild game as food for their tables.
These first families, although four to five miles away from the ocean, were excellent boat builders and hoop-makers. The source of building materials was close at hand.
The boats, big and small, would be hauled on sledges in early spring over snow and ice, or rolled on round logs to the ocean for launching.
Across the bay is Swansea Street, which runs for about half a mile. It is in Chamberlain.
It is one of several neighbourhoods which make up the town of Conception Bay South, a satellite suburb of St John's, the capital city of the province of Newfoundland.
This article originally appeared in Planet Swansea which was published by the South Wales Evening Post.
Early settlers homesteaded a country path that has been upgraded to a loose surface road.
The settlers were subsistence farmers who used forestry as fuel for heating their homes and wild game as food for their tables.
These first families, although four to five miles away from the ocean, were excellent boat builders and hoop-makers. The source of building materials was close at hand.
The boats, big and small, would be hauled on sledges in early spring over snow and ice, or rolled on round logs to the ocean for launching.
Across the bay is Swansea Street, which runs for about half a mile. It is in Chamberlain.
It is one of several neighbourhoods which make up the town of Conception Bay South, a satellite suburb of St John's, the capital city of the province of Newfoundland.
This article originally appeared in Planet Swansea which was published by the South Wales Evening Post.
Conception Bay which is home to Swansea Road and Swansea Street.
