| Brownsdale, Trinity Bay
Brownsdale is a small community in Trintiy Bay which is located between New Melbourne and Sibley's Cove. The original name of Brownsdale was Lance Cove South. Its name was changed because there were two other Lance Coves on the Island, including one on Bell Island. The name change took place prior to the 1921 Newfoundland Census.
Brownsdale's first school was built in 1856 to accommodate twenty pupils. The first community church was Wesleyan and was constructed in 1870. The currench church, the United Church of Brownsdale, was built in 1892.
Brownsdale United Church
In 1985 a new high school was built and named for the highly regarded Canadian poet E.J. Pratt, who was born in Western Bay, Conception Bay on the other side of the Bay de Verde peninsula. In 2003, E J Pratt HIgh School was closed and students from Brownsdale currently attend Baccalieu Colletaite in Old Perlican.
Brownsdale has a number of older buildings such as root cellars and barns.
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