This plaque in memory of Shanawdithit stands in ... should be at the entrance to Confederation Building instead of the John Cabot statue that's there now. Christopher Sheppard of the St. John's ...

In 1497, John Cabot explored northeast Newfoundland and ... Cohasset and the coast of New England in 1614. A present day plaque commemorating the event can now be found at a park in Cohasset ...

While argument still persists over his birthplace - Venice or Genoa - when he sailed for a British king, his name was anglicized to John Cabot. King Henry VII of England authorized Cabot to "seek ...