Hopedale, Labrador

Latitude:
55 degrees 29 minutes North

Longitude:
60 degrees 10 minutes west

Population:
351 (1966)

Origin of Name:
Named after the ship Hope, that carried the first Morovian missionaries to Labrador in 1752. A mission was established here in 1782.

In 1951 the United States and Canada agreed to extend the Continental Air Defence Integrated North (CADIN)-Pinetree Line into Northern Canada. The Pinetree Line was a series of radar sites to warn of incoming aircraft and to guide interceptors to their targets.

Opened: July 1, 1959 - Mailing Address Only (Parent Office New York)

-------------July 1, 1962 - Full Post Office

-------------January 1, 1965 (Changed to APO 09434)

Closed: June 30, 1968

References:
Shaffer 1985

Units Noted:
923^rd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Units Suspected:
923^rd Det #1 Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Cape Makkovik, Labrador

Kevin O’Reilly made this detail available for use on the Pinetree Line web site in December, 1998. He would like to communicate with anyone on this topic and he would appreciate receiving information about this aspect of the Pinetree Line. Kevin can be reached at: