▁position ▁created ▁an ▁excellent ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁se al ▁h unt ▁and ▁cod ▁fish ery ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁its ▁growth ▁and ▁economy . ▁Frederick ton ▁is ▁also ▁located ▁close ▁to ▁excellent ▁fish ing ▁and ▁bird ing ▁areas ▁and ▁has ▁agricult ural ▁potential . ▁ ▁History ▁Form er ly ▁called ▁Bass ett ' s ▁Har bour , ▁this ▁fish ing ▁and ▁l umber ing ▁community ▁was ▁named ▁Frederick ton ▁after ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁Early ▁inhabitants ▁came ▁from ▁F ogo ▁Island ▁to ▁use ▁M ud dy ▁H ole ' s ▁resources ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁season , ▁such ▁as ▁its ▁forest , ▁un occup ied ▁lands , ▁abund ant ▁wild life , ▁and ▁fish ing ▁and ▁bird ing ▁grounds . ▁M ud dy ▁H ole ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁Census ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 5 ; ▁by ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁the ▁population ▁had ▁reached ▁ 1 5 0 . ▁The ▁growth ▁in ▁M ud dy ▁H ole ▁was ▁its ▁advantage ous ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁se al ▁h unt ▁and ▁cod ▁fish ery . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Frederick ton ▁was ▁a ▁lo b ster - f ishing ▁area ▁with ▁some ▁logging ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 3 5 ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁it ▁was ▁ 3 4 6 . ▁ ▁Church ▁history ▁The ▁first ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Frederick ton ▁were ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁a