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"We are really pleased with the changes to The Vaults," says Dale Jarvis, Chairperson of the Newman Wine Vaults Committee of the Newfoundland Historic Trust. "They keep the historical integrity of the site, while offering an interesting and pleasurable experience to visitors.""The Newman Wine Vaults is one of the oldest structures remaining in St. John's. The exact date of its construction remains unknown. The earliest record of the Vaults appears on an 1807 map of St. John's, but archaeologists found tobacco pipes in the Vaults dating back to the 1780s. This indicates that the structure may have been built in the eighteenth century."
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The restoration, interpretation and operation of Newman Wine Vaults Provincial Historic Site by the Newfoundland Historic Trust has been made possible through the support of the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Heritage Canada Foundation; federal and provincial youth employment programs; the Department of Works, Services and Transport and the Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; and the Newfoundland Liquor Corporation. |
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