Cartwright (53° 42′ 28″ N 57° 00′ 58″ W AST) incorporated 1956 located on the eastern side of the entrance to Sandwich Bay, along the southern coast of Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sandwich Bay grid reference TR354617 is a coastal area of Kent, England. ... This article is about the region in Canada. ... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ...

Cartwright has been a settled community since 1775, at the time when Captain George Cartwright for whom the place is named settled there, establishing a fish and fur trading business. Eleven years later he left Labrador, maintaining a business interest there until it was sold to Hunt and Henley in 1815. It was again sold in 1873 to the Hudson's Bay Company and has remained uner their ownership ever since. 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) (TSX: HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada (and North America) and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ...

See also

• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador