ting ▁Har bour , ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁French ▁summer ▁fish ing ▁operations . ▁Kelly ' s ▁Island , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁France ' s ▁C ove , ▁is ▁thus ▁the ▁likely ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁European ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁T l ting ▁area . ▁ ▁T il ting ▁has ▁an ▁out standing ▁collection ▁of ▁original ▁and ▁restored ▁Irish ▁New found land ▁houses , ▁stages , ▁and ▁other ▁out build ings . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁traditional ▁early - mod ern ▁complex es ▁of ▁gard ens ▁outside ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁community , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁traditional ▁root ▁cell ars , ▁slide ▁paths , ▁and ▁well s . ▁This ▁substantial ▁and ▁rare ▁collection ▁of ▁traditional ▁structures ▁and ▁material ▁culture ▁contributed ▁to ▁T il ting ' s ▁being ▁designated ▁a ▁Register ed ▁Heritage ▁District ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁( see ▁below .) ▁ ▁T il ting ' s ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 9 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 4 0 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁T il ting ▁am alg am ated ▁with ▁other ▁communities ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁F ogo ▁Island . ▁ ▁T il ting ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁T il ting ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Environment , ▁as ▁recommended ▁by ▁the ▁Historic ▁S ites ▁and ▁Mon uments ▁Board ▁of ▁Canada . ▁The