Albany Cross

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Albany Cross is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. It is likely named for Albany, New York. ^[1]^[2] Albany Community Church was dedicated in 1875 as a Baptist church and is now a municipally registered heritage building.^[3]

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Annapolis County, Nova Scotia County in Nova Scotia, Canada

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References

↑ Hamiton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada (illustrated, reprint ed.). University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802075703 . Retrieved 16 September 2017.
↑ "Albany Cross". Geographical Names Board of Canada . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 20 January 2018.
↑ Albany Community Church . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 29 January 2018.

Coordinates: 44°43′9.9″N65°1′15.12″W / 44.719417°N 65.0208667°W / 44.719417; -65.0208667 (Albany Cross, Nova Scotia)

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[1] Hamiton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada (illustrated, reprint ed.). University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802075703 . Retrieved 16 September 2017.

[cnbg-2] "Albany Cross". Geographical Names Board of Canada . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[chrp-3] Albany Community Church . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 29 January 2018.