Cabot Tower

Cabot Tower on Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland. The tower housed signaling functions until 1958. It was built in 1897 as a monument to John Cabot’s 1497 voyage to North America and to the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s reign. "At the summit is the Cabot Tower, erected as a monument to John Cabot, the discoverer of the island (1497), and used for signaling to ships at sea. the foundation-stone was laid in 1897 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee".--Baedeker 1907 Signal Hill National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. IMG_0662

St. John's, Newfoundland

September 1st 2019
Peering out our cabin window at 6:30 a.m., I saw we were off Cape Spear, Newfoundland, with its flashing lighthouse. It had taken Caribbean Princess two days to sail down from Nanortalik, Greenland, to reach St. Johns's. Caribbean Princess was docked in downtown St. John's by 7 a.m. It was a beautiful day, another with intense sunlight. We had booked the Cape Spear Lighthouse, St. John's & Sign ... read more

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more

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