Englee - Newfoundland and Labrador
Englee was
incorporated as a town in 1948, but the French
were active in the fishery there in the 1860s
and 1870s. Most of the area permanent settlers
moved to the community between 1870 and 1900.
These residents were fishermen, builders, and
trappers and they also grew their own vegetables
and raised some livestock. In the late 1880s
Baxter Crocker opened the first fishing
establishment in the town.
In the 1950s the
Canada Bay Cold Storage Company Limited began a
fresh-frozen codfish and fresh salmon operation.
The fishery is still the main employer in the
community.
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