Explore150: Go Canada!
What place in Canada most defines you as a Canadian? Vote while you’re here, then follow us @Explore150 to join the discussion and show us on Instagram #Explore150!
Through this participatory process, you will identify and vote for your favourite natural, historic, and cultural sites across each province and territory, ultimately choosing the Canadian places and milestones we highlight in our Explore150 mobile app – to be launched November 1st! Stay tuned for updates on the project.
Do you have questions, comments or want to get involved? Get in touch through Explore150@takingitglobal.org
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Hawthorne Cottage
A Picturesque cottage with a wrap-around verandah and a home of Arctic-explorer Robert Bartlett
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Harbour Grace Court House
A two-storey stone building characterized by a split staircase on the front facade; the oldest surviving public building in the province
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Cape Pine Lighthouse
First of a series of prefabricated iron lighthouses erected in Newfoundlandin the 19th century, for transport to and erection at rugged sites; the first landfall light built on the dangerous south coast of the Avalon Peninsula to guide shipping through the Cabot Strait
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Fort Townshend
An archaeological site at the former location of a British fort that served as the headquarters of the Newfoundland garrison from 1779 until 1871; the site is now occupied by The Rooms
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Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters / Railway Coastal Museum
A two-and-a-half-storey stone building with both Second Empire and Chteau design elements; commemorates the important role played by the Newfoundland Railway in the social, economic and political history of the province
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Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)
A one-storey, wood-frame building with a hip roof and overhanging eaves; representative of the stations on the Newfoundland Railway
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St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
A noted example of Gothic Revival architecture in Canada; the design reflects the strong links between Ireland and Newfoundland, as well as the influence of Victorian design on colonial churches
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