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| 1762 | A shipmaster by the name of Scott landed
on Exploits Island and build
a fort. |
| 1768 | Exploits was marked on a map which John Cartwright had. |
| 1806 | The Register of Fishing Rooms for Exploits began. |
| 1820 | Thomas Smith surveyed a map of Exploits
Hr. A church was marked
on it. |
| 1836 | John Peyton Jr. moved from Exploits to Twillingate where he later died. |
| 1842 | A school was built to serve the Protestant
population. A Wesleyan
Church was opened. |
| 1845 | Census taken population 326 |
| 1849 | John Foote started a sawmill at Exploits. |
| 1869 | Census taken population 535. |
| 1870 | Edward Evans and his wife Caroline Ball moved to Northern Arm. |
| 1874 | Census taken population 623. |
| 1877 | The first linking of the two Islands, A wooden drawbridge was opened. |
| 1880's | A road was built around the harbours.
Workmen were paid 25 cents
per day. |
| 1888 | Thomas Winsor built the "Tor-House".....still there today. |
| 1897 | The first Salvation Army Officer, Captain J. Baggs arrived at Exploits. |
| 1899 | A second wooden bridge was officially opened on Sept.04,1899. |
| 1901 | Twenty-seven people were employed at
a lobster packing plant.
A Salvation Army School was built at Exploits. |
| 1902 | Josiah Manuel was operating a sawmill at Charles Brook. |
| 1903 | The local Doctor H.K. Aberton died and was buried at Exploits. |
| 1933 | Harry Hutchings hauled his house from
Charles Brook to Brown's Arm.
The men from Exploits helped . |
| 1935 | Postoffice was hauled form the West Island over ot the East Island. |
| 1943 | William Wells (and Richard) relocated from Swan Island to Exploits. |
| 1945 | A concrete bridge was official opened. |
| 1946 | A new Church of England school was opened. |
| 1947 | A new United Church School was opened. It still stands today. |
| 1953 | Harold Winsor & Nelson Baker were
drowned walking from Lewisporte
to Exploits. |
| 1961 | George Budgell house burnt. |
| 1969 | The United Church was officially closed.
200 people attended the
ceremony |
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