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Millville is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador near the Codroy Valley.
Formerly, people lived along the seacoast at Net Cove. The Gales and Jennings were the first families to move inward and start the community of Millville. There was a Catholic school built in Millville about 70 years ago. Some early teachers were: Elizabeth O'Quinn, Angela Blanchard, and Hughie O'Quinn. Another school was later built to replace this one. Today, however, school has been centralized to Upper Ferry and students from all over the Valley are bussed there to attend classes.
The community was based around fishing, forestry, and the wool industry. By 1921, there were 259 sheep being kept in Millville.[1] By 1940, there were three sawmills in operation.[2] As of 2023, weaver Megan Samms had set up a new loom shed in the community.[3] Her goods are handmade on a variety of floor looms.[4]
Millville is also home to Chap's Garage, a local attraction with vintage cars, gas pumps, and 1950s era collectibles.[5]
- ^ "Table IV". Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1921. St. John's: Newfoundland Colonial Secretary's Office. 1923. p. 178.
- ^ Smallwood, Joseph Roberts (1940). Newfoundland 1940 : hand book, gazetteer and almanac, an annual reference book. Long Bros., Printers. p. 99.
- ^ Bulman, Andie (7 May 2023). "Lessons from the loom". CBC News. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Boland, Connie (February 2021). "Life Mindfully Woven". Downhome. 33 (9). Downhome Publishing Inc.
- ^ "Codroy Valley collector takes visitors back in time". CBC News. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2023.