| Blaketown
Blaketown is located at the beginning of Route 80, just past Whitboune. The quiet town is situated at the edge of a large pond, called Blaketown Pond.
The town is best known for the Beothuk site that has been excavated at Russell's Point which has produced one half of the Beothuk arrow heads that have been found in the province.
Photo: Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corp.
The Russell's Point site in Blaketown was discovered in 1988 by William Gilbert and Ken Reynolds during an archaeological survey which was carried out to locate a Beothuk camp described in the journals of John Guy and Henry Crout of the Cupers Cove (Cupids Colony) which was founded in 1610. In thier journals, Guy and Crout recounted finding three Beothuk dwellings and a canoe on 26 October, 1612. more >>
Photo: Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corp.
From excavations, the archaeologists determined
that Russell's Point had been a fall and winter
camp used by the Beothuk and their ancesters
from about AD 1000 to AD 1650. The Beothuk
came to the site because was on a migration route
for caribou and provided them with good hunting
grounds..
Photo: www.crossroadsforcultures.ca
Two history boards and a small interpretation
are located center at the site. A number of the
artifacts are on display at the nearby South Dildo
Whaling and Sealing Museum.
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