North West River

North West River is a small town located in central Labrador. Established in 1743 as a trading post by French Fur Trader Louis Fornel, the community later went on to become a hub for the Hudson's Bay Company and home to a hospital and school serving the needs of coastal Labrador. North West River is the oldest community in central Labrador.

Read more about North West River:  History, Present Day, Climate and Terrain

Famous quotes containing the words north, west and/or river:

    “I’m trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer.”
    —Oliver North (b. 1943)

    “... there has never been a period in history when there have been necessary killings which has not been instantly followed by a period when there have been unnecessary killings.”
    —Rebecca West (1892–1983)

    “This ferry was as busy as a beaver dam, and all the world seemed anxious to get across the Merrimack River at this particular point, waiting to get set over,—children with their two cents done up in paper, jail-birds broke lose and constable with warrant, travelers from distant lands to distant lands, men and women to whom the Merrimack River was a bar.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)