Between 1815 and 1904 the French Shore ceased to be a wholly
Anglo-French issue as Newfoundland gained representative (1832)
and responsible (1855) government and began to challenge
France's claim to exclusive use of the shore. Settlement
radiated west in the 1800s and the colony pressed its claims to
a concurrent fishery. Despite numerous conventions and
commissions, it was not until the Anglo-French Convention of
1904 that France ceded all fishing rights, except for an equal
summer fishery and the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
Though the French Shore disappeared, its influence is still felt
in some areas, in the language, music and folk culture as well
as in modern place-names. Author JANET E.M. PITT Links to Other
Sites Francophones of Newfoundland and Labrador Search for or
browse topics and locations at this extensively illustrated
online exhibit that explores the enduring legacy of early French
settlers and fishers in Newfoundland and Labrador. Features many
historic images of the Placentia regi