The name L'Anse Amour was believed to mean "cove
of love", but this may be a corruption of the
French name Pointe aux Morts, or Deadman's Point
because of the many shipwrecks which occurred
there.
The community, which had a population of
29 people in 1976, features a burial mound of
the Maritime Archaic Indians, dating to 5000 BC.
This is the oldest burial mound in North America
and is now a National Historic Sites monument.
By 1820, European settlement was established at
L'Anse Amour, which had become a fishing and
sealing station. The first census in 1857 showed
five people at L'Anse Aman and 23 at L'Anse Aman
Point. In that year, the
Point Amour lighthouse,
located near the community, was constructed. At
53.2 metres (or 109 feet), it is the tallest
lighthouse in Atlantic Canada and the second
tallest in Canada.
In 1974, the community was
chosen as the site for the construction of a
tunnel to bring electricity from Churchill
Falls. This construction provided a reliable
road link to Forteau and it was during this
construction that the burial mound along with
other artifacts were found. Construction began
in 1975, but was ceased the next year. The
building constructed on the site was use for
many years as an arena.
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