Harbour Grace was a small community served by the Canadian National Railway. In 1853 the Postmaster was Andrew Drysdale. It is located on the western shore of Conception Bay.
Harbour Grace Junction was a small community later named Whitburn. The first Waymaster was Wilcox Spracklin.
Famous quotes containing the words harbour, grace and/or labrador:
“Patience, the beggar’s virtue, Shall find no harbour here.”
—Philip Massinger (1583–1640)
“on thy brow
Shall sit a nobler grace than now.
Deep in the brightness of the skies
The thronging years in glory rise.
And, as they fleet,
Drop strength and riches at thy feet.”
—William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)
“A man is like a bit of Labrador spar, which has no lustre as you turn it in your hand, until you come to a particular angle; then it shows deep and beautiful colors.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)