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Freshwater Milestones 
THE
COMPASS,
January 27, 1998 Section B Page 9
1696
Population of 22.
1774 Freshwater appears on the Lane map.
1796
It appears on the Thoresby
Map.
1830
In the late 1830s and early 1840s two Methodist churches were constructed.
1836 First official Newfoundland census reports a well-established community
of 471; 33 male and 13 female fishing servants; 38 fishing
boats includes Clown's Cove.
1844
First school mentioned in the journal of the House of Assembly.
1845 Population 575, Clown's Cove and Otterbury included; 108 fishing boats
and two sealing vessels, combined size 140 tons.
1848
Joseph Parsons listed as schoolmaster, paid 35 pounds a year.
1850 In the late I 850s, the community maintained 20 fishing rooms and 38 large
fishing boats.
1857 Fishermen cured 9,080 quintals of cod; population of322; community appeared
separate in census as Freshwater North and South; two schools
in existence.
1869
Eighty-three large boats and four vessels engaged in the seal hunt, employed
107 men.
1883
Created a separate Methodist circuit, Flatrock, Otterbury and Blow-Me-Down included.
1901
Population 534
1910
In the late I9l0, the fishermen's protective union opened a society hall
with seating for 100; also a railway station house was built.
1911
Population 565 postal telegraph office opened; Loyal Orange Society built
a society hall with seating for 250.
1921
Census reports two furniture factories.
1945
Census reports one dory, four motorboats, one fishing room and several nets
and seines in use population 311.
1951 Population 376.
1956 Population 434.
1971 Population 147.
1976 Population 242 - includes Clown's Cove and Crocker's Cove.
1981 Population 209 - listed separately.
1983 Two-room elementary school remains open.
This
list appeared in the Compass an area weekly Newspaper in January 27, 1998 in a article
written by Gord Pike.
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