{"id":541,"date":"2026-05-29T17:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silverhawkpromotions.com\/newsite\/?st-import=5703b44157b42b600703943e40791d1a"},"modified":"2026-06-05T20:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:05:27","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/silverhawkpromotions.com\/newsite\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"541\" class=\"elementor elementor-541\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f02ddf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f02ddf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0502d81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0502d81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d202b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03d202b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clarenville History<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce23579 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce23579\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a7aec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89a7aec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01f0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a01f0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Town of Clarenville<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43b3dd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c43b3dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e871351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e871351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Originally settled by loggers, farmers and trappers, Clarenville was established in 1891 by the amalgamation of the settlements of Lower Shoal Harbour, Dark Hole, Brook Cove, Broad Cove and Red Beach and was originally known as \u2018Clarenceville\u2019. While there is dispute as to who \u2018Clarence\u2019 actually was, the current town name was quickly adopted by the residents and has remained over the years.<\/p><p>Since its establishment, Clarenville\u2019s location, deep water port and weather have contributed to both population and economic growth. The Reid Newfoundland Trans-Island Railway was the first enterprise to capitalize on the Town\u2019s location. Reaching Clarenville in 1891, the railway terminal was the first of five terminals constructed in Newfoundland. In 1911, the role of Clarenville was reinforced by the opening of the Bonavista Peninsula Branch Line, marking Clarenville as a \u201chub\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e4600 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8e4600\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db48b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2db48b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/silverhawkpromotions.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/662241403_122099496608811013_1197004742506097894_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1610\" alt=\"662241403 122099496608811013 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6060d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6060d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1840\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/silverhawkpromotions.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/clarenville-bg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1548\" alt=\"clarenville bg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/silverhawkpromotions.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/clarenville-bg.jpg 1840w, https:\/\/silverhawkpromotions.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/clarenville-bg-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/silverhawkpromotions.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/clarenville-bg-1024x373.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/silverhawkpromotions.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/clarenville-bg-768x280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/silverhawkpromotions.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/clarenville-bg-1536x560.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1840px) 100vw, 1840px\"  title=\"History\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8195a0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8195a0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47d4cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d47d4cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf795e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf795e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interesting Facts of Clarenville <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae16dd8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ae16dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97b82c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a97b82c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clarenville is located in the Shoal Harbour valley fronting an arm of the Atlantic Ocean called Random Sound.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">John Tilley and his family were the first settlers in the area (They settled in Lower Shoal Harbour). They moved from Hants Harbour in 1845 because of the abundance of timber here. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">John Tilley is often referred to as \u201cScholar John\u201d because he taught himself how to read and write. As a young man he married Elizabeth Bursey of Old Perlican and they had four sons and six daughters. Tilley was a Justice of the Peace - he officiated his own daughter\u2019s marriage. He and his family were extraordinary entrepreneurs: Beyond logging and sawmilling he was involved in fox farming, gardening, coopering, blacksmithing, fishing and fish canning. He won an international award for his canned salmon.  Tilley was also a writer &amp; poet.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Present day Clarenville is an amalgamation of six original settlements: Lower Shoal Harbour, Dark Hole (or Dark Harbour), Brook Cove, Broad Cove, Red Beach, and most recently in 1994, Shoal Harbour became one. Together we have prospered.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clarenville\u2019s official name dates back to 1892.  There are two versions of the origin of Clarenville\u2019s name. It has been attributed to being named as a memorial to the Duke of Clarence, eldest son of the then Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) who died in 1892.  The other version is that it was named for a son of Prime Minister Sir William Whiteway. However, Sir William had no son by that name. By 1901 Clarenville was the way everyone spelled the name and it has remained that way.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The main line of the newly constructed Newfoundland Railway reached Clareville in 1891.  It made up one of the five major terminals located across the island.  By the end of 1892, construction on a station house, a round house, water tank, coal shed, repair shop and a wharf were under development. In 1911, the role of Clarenville was further reinforced by the opening of the Bonavista Peninsula Branch Line, marking Clarenville as a \u201chub\u201d.  By 1921, the railway employed 55% of the area\u2019s workforce, and was the region\u2019s largest employer. Between 1911 and 1935 the population of Clarenville-Shoal Harbour grew by 75% to a total of 874 at the time of the mid-decade census.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">In 1933, Clarenville entrepreneur Edgar Stanley (1886-1975) constructed a dam on the Lower Shoal Harbour River to create a water reservoir for the new Clarenville Light and Power hydro generating plant. On November 3, Stanley flicked the switch to bring electricity to the town. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">In 1933, the largest armada of aircraft to make a transatlantic flight landed in Random Sound. Pioneering aviator, General Italo Balbo and his fleet of twenty-four seaplanes landed at Shoal Harbour to complete the last leg of their spectacular flight from Orbetello, Italy to the Chicago Century of Progress Exhibition.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clarenville has the deepest, best sheltered, ice-free port on Newfoundland\u2019s east coast. This attracted the establishment of the Clarenville Shipyards in 1942. The Yard became Clarenville\u2019s second largest employer, with 66 employees. In 1944, the then Commission of Government tasked the yard with building a fleet of ten wooden general purpose vessels.  These ships became  known as the \u2018Splinter Fleet\u201d. One of the ships was named the Clarenville - the 135 foot vessel plied the waters around Newfoundland for many years.  It finished its career as a floating restaurant in Owen Sound Ontario - it was destroyed by fire in 1985.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clarenville was incorporated as a municipality in 1951.   Its first Mayor was Ernest Drover.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">In 1956, TAT-1 (Transatlantic No. 1) the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system was landed in the Town.  The HMTS Monarch laid an east and a west cable from Clareville to Oban, Scotland.  The TAT-1 was named an IEEE Milestone in 2006<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the community in the 1960s resulted in it becoming a local service centre for central-eastern Newfoundland, serving almost 100,000 people living in 90 communities within a 100 km radius.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clarenville has developed in a narrow strip between the coastal ridge and the sea near the centre of three peninsulas: Avalon, Burin, and Bonavista. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clarenville\u2019s dominating physical feature is a ridge of broken peaks which rise to heights up to 152 metres above sea level parallel to the coast line. Bare Mountain, with an elevation of 156 metres above sea level, dominates the skyline in the northern part of the town.  At its top is the Bare Mountain Star which is lit at Christmas and other prominent times during the year. The star was originally constructed as a 1967 Centennial year project to celebrate Canada\u2019s 100 birthday. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The town is a natural gateway to the scenic Discovery Trail, and the historic communities of the Bonavista Peninsula, national historic sites and the UNESCO Geopark. Clarenville links the Bonavista Peninsula to the rest of the provincial road network through the Trans-Canada Highway.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today, Clarenville is centrally located and within two hours\u2019 driving time of 70% of the province\u2019s population, the port of Argentia and two of the province's international airports.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The town hosted the Newfoundland Winter Games in both 1994 and 2014 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clarenville has many recreational facilities including the Clarenville Events Centre (skating rink, theatre, indoor walking track), White Hills Resort (Downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, archery, &amp; hiking), three softball diamonds (one lit by night), a soccer pitch with a running track, a recreation complex (with three regulation size volleyball courts), Elizabeth Swan Park (Splash Pad, Community centre, Outdoor performance space) multiple hiking trails and an indoor pool. Nearby are three golf courses.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clarenville has an extensive Snowmobile\/ATV\/Multi Use trail network managed by the Discovery Trail Snowmobile Association.  Its trail system extends north-east and south-west via the Newfoundland T\u2019railway and due east through the Bonavista Peninsula. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clarenville is the second fastest growing town in the  province, and fastest growing town outside of the greater metro-St. John\u2019s..<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69fa1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d69fa1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed30560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed30560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paultilley.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.paultilley.ca<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarenville History Town of Clarenville Originally settled by loggers, farmers and trappers, Clarenville was established in 1891 by the amalgamation of the settlements of Lower Shoal Harbour, Dark Hole, Brook Cove, Broad Cove and Red Beach and was originally known as \u2018Clarenceville\u2019. 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