Role of Placentia National Historic Event

Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Plaque photo in front of Police Station © Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, 2003
Plaque photo
© Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, 2003
Detailed view of HSMBC plaque © Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, 1989Plaque photo in front of Police Station © Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, 2003Role of Placentia National Historic Event © Free
Address : Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1951-05-30

Other Name(s):
  • Role of Placentia  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2003-056

Importance:

Plaque(s)


Existing plaque: Beside Police Station Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

Noted as an important fishing station as early as the 16th century, Placentia in 1662 became the capital of the French fishing colony in Newfoundland. Fortifications erected by the French guarded the settlement for half a century until the colony was ceded to Great Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. From that time Placentia was overshadowed by the new British capital, St. John's, and with the withdrawal of the garrison at the beginning of the 19th centruy it reverted to its original role as a fishing station.