Sibley's Cove is usually considered to include Torquay (pronounced tarquay), a cluster of houses on the East End of the cove. It is believed that the cove was probably named after a migrating fisherman.
- 1874 – Sibley’s Cove (combined with Lead Cove) first appears on the Census with a population of 61.
- 1884 – The population is listed as 93.
- 1891 – One vessel leaves Sibley’s Cove for the Labrador Fishery.
- 1895 – The first school is built and kept by Isaac March of Brownsdale.
- 1899 – A Methodist Chapel is built.
- 1942 – An Orange Hall is constructed.
- 1957 – A government wharf is constructed for the inshore fishermen.
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