Initially organized and operated by the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co., a group of dedicated community members subsequently took over the service in 1961, establishing the Botwood Volunteer Fire Department - an integral organization that has been answering the call ever since.
Artist: Marat Danilyan
Originally built in 1904 as a coal wharf, local men and boys worked tirelessly to develop the facility, eventually adding a paper shed that became the hub for newsprint and groundwood pulp shipping.
Artist: Fernanda Gonzalez Latrecchiana
This mural by artist Charlie Johnson is painted on Botwood`s post office.
Painted by Caroline Noseworthy, this mural depicts the legacy of Donald Scott Sceviour and the logging and pulpwood industry. Botwood was used to ship millions of board feet of lumber and pulpwood around the province and overseas.
This mural was painted by Craig Goudie of Grand Falls-Windsor. It is painted on a concrete wall measuring 36.5 feet long and 6 feet high. These murals were officially unveiled on September 9th, 2015.
Painted by Lloyd Pretty from a photo given to Botwood Mural Arts Society by a World War Two veteran who served at Botwood with the Victoria Rifles of Canada.
