Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site - Brigus | Newfoundland and Labrador - 1000 Towns of Canada

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Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site

Brigus | Newfoundland and Labrador

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Homestead of Captain Bartlett, this cottage is now a historical site full of rare artifacts from his expeditions.

It also has furnishings from the 1800s when his family was actively living in the home and Bartlett was out fishing and exploring. Take a tour and learn some significant history tied to Brigus, and do not forget to take in the beauty of their gardens!

Captain Bartlett and his party. Posed in front of tent, Arctic, 1909.

Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0; Library of Congress

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