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GEOGRAPHY Situated on the northwest arm of Bonavista Bay, Indian Bay was once the only mainland community located between Salvage and Greenspond until the late nineteenth century.'' Encyclopedia Of Newfoundland And Labrador '' HISTORY Indian Bay was once called Parsons Point, after its first settlers, and Northwest Arm. Europeans first came to Indian Bay in the 1700s to fish for salmon. In 1720 George Skeffington was salmon fishing there and by 1786 there were eight salmon operations in the area. Permanent settlement began after 1800. The 1836 ''Census'' of Newfoundland records Indian Bay as having a population of five, William Parsons and his family. The population was slow in growing, and in 1901 there were 40 people living there. The main source of employment were three sawmills, and a lobster factory was established before 1911. In 1921 the "International Power and Paper Co." arrived in Indian Bay and that same year a school was constructed. The peak of Indian Bays population was in 1961 with 285 people, afterwards the population began to decline.'' Encyclopedia Of Newfoundland And Labrador '' CENSUS INFORMATION DIRECTORY - ''Hutchinson's Newfoundland Directory 1864-1865'' lists:
- ''Lovell's Newfoundland Directory'' describes Indian Bay as a small fishing community on the west side of Bonavista Bay, distant from Greenspond by 15 miles on boat. The 1871 population was 5. The directory lists one person:
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