OCEAN VIEW MOTEL

Echoes of Valour

This beautiful and touching work, erected in 1992 by world renowned sculptor Luben Boykov, stands as a tribute to the victims of the devastating mining disease, the sailors who tragically died in the USS Truxtun and USS Pollux disaster on Feb 18, 1942 at Chamber Cove and Lawn Point, and a memorial of remembrance to the valiant men who fought and died for our freedom during the World Wars. A War and Workers Cenotaph approved by the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador as a Workers Monument.

Echoes of Valour

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This beautiful and touching work, erected in 1992 by world renowned sculptor Luben Boykov, stands as a tribute to the victims of the devastating mining disease, the...

USS Truxtun and USS Pollux Historic Wreck Sites

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On February 18th, 1942, the American naval vessels USS Truxtun and USS Pollux ran aground on the ragged and treacherous rocks off of Newfoundland's south coast in a...

Shoal Cove Beach

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Beautiful sandy shores and the deep blue of the Atlantic.  Located just outside St. Lawrence, Shoal Cove Beach is a prime location for surfing, swimming, beach...

Middle Head Lighthouse

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A fog alarm was established on Middle Head, the point dividing Great and Little St. Lawrence Harbours, in 1912; it was made up of a flat-roofed domicile, a storehouse,...