▁a ▁town ▁before ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁F ogo ▁Island ▁through ▁an ▁am alg am ation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁community ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site ▁of ▁Canada , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁Register ed ▁Heritage ▁District ▁by ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Foundation ▁of ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador . ▁ ▁T il ting ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁traditional ▁New found land ▁fish ing ▁structures ▁and ▁houses , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁restored ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁not ew orth y ▁for ▁the ▁lon ge vity ▁of ▁its ▁Irish ▁culture ▁and ▁dialect . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 th ▁century , ▁though ▁French ▁fish ers ▁knew ▁of , ▁and ▁used , ▁T il ting ▁as ▁a ▁summer ▁fish ing ▁base ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁T il ting ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁histor ically ▁significant ▁settlement s ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Canada . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁F ogo ▁Island , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁ven ues ▁for ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁the ▁mig rat ory ▁Atlantic ▁cod ▁fish ery . ▁F ogo ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁to ▁early ▁Bas que , ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁French ▁fish ers . ▁French ▁expl orer ▁Jacques ▁Cart ier ▁sa iled ▁directly ▁to ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Bay , ▁in ▁which ▁F ogo ▁Island ▁is ▁located , ▁in ▁ 1 5 3