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Explore the hidden stories strange origins and fascinating histories of Newfoundland and Labradors place names from Dildo to Dover and Nain to Nippers Harbour On your journey you might learn how to cure gout in the stomach raise a glass at The King of Clubs and rub elbows with charcoal burners heartbreakers and the wife of Mad King George You might even find the best spot to have a baby while paddling a canoeIn the thousands of years that people have inhabited and visited Newfoundland and Labrador Indigenous peoples Basque whale hunters French explorers and Devon merchants have all left their mark on the map But do you know which town father was a possible murder victim Or which outport got its name from a stranger who showed up wearing three jackets Or the community called after the patron saint of comediansPlace Names of Newfoundland and Labrador is an entertaining and at times cheeky look at the towns we love and why we call them what we do