- The Move
A video on the resettlement of the Rumboldt family
in 1968.




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Arnold's Cove

For much of its history, Arnold's Cove was a small fishing community in Placentia Bay but in the 1960s it became one of the primary "growth centres" under the resettlement program. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, its population doubled as 139 families - a total of 620 people - moved there from Tack's Beach, Woody Island, Port Ann, Harbour Buffett, Kingwell, Spencer's Cove and other communities from Placentia Bay islands. Many people floated their houses to Arnold's Cove and installed them in neat rows on newly developed, suburban-style streets. These structures were modernized by their owners and, combined with the many new houses and commercial and institutional buildings, now give Arnold's Cove a very different appearance from most Newfoundland fishing towns. With a new fish plant constructed by National Sea Products in 1978, an oil refinery at nearby Come-by-Chance and a phosphorous plant Long Harbour, Arnold's Cove developed into a prosperous town with full employment for its new residents. The images are of a modern, suburban-style community in a rural setting.

Harbour at Arnold's Cove taken from the government wharf

Harbour at Arnold's Cove taken from the government wharf
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Inside National Sea Product's fish plant at Arnold's Cove

Inside National Sea Product's fish plant at Arnold's Cove
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Inside National Sea Product's fish plant at Arnold's Cove

Inside National Sea Product's fish plant at Arnold's Cove
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Bayview Senior Citizens Complex, Arnold's Cove

Bayview Senior Citizens Complex, Arnold's Cove
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First United Church, Arnold's Cove

First United Church, Arnold's Cove
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Frank Drake house, Arnold's Cove, moved from Haystack

Frank Drake house, Arnold's Cove, moved from Haystack
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Harry and Queen Wareham house, Arnold's Cove, moved from Harbour Buffett

Harry and Queen Wareham house, Arnold's Cove, moved from Harbour Buffett
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Buffett Rd., Arnold's Cove, showing houses floated in from other communities

Buffett Rd., Arnold's Cove, showing houses floated in from other communities
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Brown house, Arnold's Cove, moved from Tack's Beach

Brown house, Arnold's Cove, moved from Tack's Beach
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Buffett Road, Arnold's Cove, showing houses floated in from other communities

Buffett Road, Arnold's Cove, showing houses floated in from other communities
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