St. John’s, Newfoundland

St. John’s is the capital and largest city of Newfoundland. It was first incorporated in 1888 and currently has a population of about 213,000.

Some fun facts about St. John’s:

• It’s the oldest city in North America, with Water Street being the oldest street in North America.
• John Cabot was the first to sail into the harbor, on June 24, 1497.
• In 1901, the first trans-Atlantic radio signal was sent from England to St. John’s. The transmission was short, consisting of simply the Morse-code signal for the letter “s”.
• In 1919, the first non-stop trans-Atlantic flight took off from here and landed in Ireland.

Fort Amherst Lighthouse

Sign at Signal HIll

Cabot Tower at Signal Hill

Gibbet Hill and Signal Hill

Cape Spear Lighthouse

St. John's Newfoundland

View West from Cape Spear

St. John's

St. John's Supreme Court