Robinson Bight is a settlement located on
Random Island, near the east coast of
Newfoundland
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, at
Trinity Bay,
Canada
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. It shares a name with the
bight at its location.
Former settlement
It was first known as Pissing Mere, a local name for streams and waterfalls. It was the winter home for the Robinson family from
Trinity
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, in the late 18th century. It was one of the first places to be settled on the Northwest Arm of
Random Sound. It was later abandoned some time after 1889.
Current settlement
In the 1970s a new community was created close to the original site, a bit further away from the coast, acquiring the same name. There is no census data available for this locale today. The current region is an unincorporated community and is part of a
Local Service District named
Hickman's Harbour-Robinson Bight.
[http://www.canlii.org/nl/laws/regu/c1997r.24/20040817/whole.html ]
See also
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Random Island
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List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
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References
Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Bights (geography)
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