Muddy Bay is a former settlement on the coast of

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in the province of

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. It was located on the shore of

Muddy Bay Muddy Bay is a former settlement on the coast of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was located on the shore of Muddy Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador), Muddy Bay, a small bay of Favorite Tickle. Muddy Bay was deeply im ...

, a small bay of Favorite Tickle. Muddy Bay was deeply impacted by the

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which resulted in the deaths of 21% of its total population of 320 at the time. The Labrador Public School opened by the

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in 1920 as part of the

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was primarily occupied by orphaned children due to the casualties. In 1913

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purchased land at Muddy Bay where he built a ranch to keep foxes.

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Ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Labrador-geo-stub