Clarenville Heritage Museum
Clarenville Heritage Museum (former CN Railway Station)
Learn more about the town’s history at the Clarenville Heritage Museum located in the former CN Railway Station at Stanley’s Crescent off Marine Drive.
The railway arrived in Clarenville in 1891. The current railway station building, which housed the local customs and telegraph offices, was constructed in 1942.
On display is a diesel locomotive, passenger car, caboose and other artifacts. The Newfoundland Railway officially ended in 1988. The last train ran on September 30, 1988, marking the conclusion of its operations after nearly a century of service.
The Clarenville Heritage Museum preserves items pertaining to the railway, shipbuilding, logging and the transatlantic telephone cable which once connected Oban, Scotland to Clarenville in 1955. This was the first voice or telephone sub-sea cable connecting two major continents with Clarenville being the most eastern terminal.
The museum is a project of the Clarenville Heritage Society. The volunteer-run museum is typically open Wednesday to Sunday from late June to September.
In addition to the museum, the building is now home to the Shriner Club and Masonic Lodge.
