Mattis Point
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Mattis Point is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. A small village in the Bay St. George area.
The first person to set foot in Mattis Point was Mattis Alexander.[citation needed] Mattis Alexander was born on a ship coming across the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was coming from the Hebrides islands. His father Joe Alexander was a hunter and his mother Beatrice Alexander usually did things around their hut. Mattis and his family lived in an area around Stephenville Crossing when they arrived in Newfoundland. Joe died of a fatal Caribou hunting trip at the age of 47 and Beatrice died at the age of 50 of the plague. Mattis had to get away from it all, so one day on a hunting trip he paddled his canoe across the bay to the "Woodland" (now known as Mattis Point) but a storm came, so Mattis was stranded at the Woodlands. When the storm cleared Mattis returned to the settlement of now, 5 families. Mattis met and fell in love with Tara Gunshoe, the daughter of a famous blacksmith Willy Gunshoe. They moved to the Woodland and lived there for the rest of their lives. With Mattis and Tara living on the highest part of it, seen from across the bay, the nickname Mattis Point started up because Mattis lived on the point (Mattis Point). One late night around Christmas 1514 the Alexander home caught fire and it is believed that Mattis and Tara both died in the blaze. Mattis Point then had a population of 8 families thanks to the Alexanders. Mattis was then known in history as the first Mattis Pointer. And now years and years after Mattis Point is still here and it is the best place to live in because of its location and friendly people.
48°29′24″N 58°23′53″W / 48.490°N 58.398°W
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