Trepassey is pretty much the most southern community on Hwy 10. You are still a short drive to Cape Race and Mistaken Point.
The main village is situated on the shore of Trepassey Harbour. A causeway takes you onto a long island (Lower Coast) where a number of people live.
Following this road takes you out to the Powles Head Light Station. The road/trail is rough but it is worth the drive out.
The French were the first to permanently settle here in the late 1600’s. After that things got messy with warring between the French and English for territorial rights.
By the 1770’s the Irish made up the majority of the population. From the 1950’s to 1991, fishing was the economy and Trepassey did well. The closing of the local fish plant in 1991 dealt a devastating blow to the economy.
In 1928 Amelia Earhart, on board as a passenger, departed from Trepassey Harbour, Newfoundland, on June 17, 1928. They landed in Burry Port, Wales, 20 hours and 40 minutes later. Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.
On May 20–21, 1932, Earhart left Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and flew solo to become the first woman, and only person since Charles Lindbergh,to make the transatlantic nonstop flight.
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