Ashdale, Nova Scotia

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Ashdale is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.^[1] It is on Nova Scotia Trunk 7, approximately 13km south of Antigonish, at an elevation around 100m.^[2] It was formerly known as Collegeville and an Environment Canada weather station in the community retains the name Collegeville. The Collegeville post office was opened on June 1, 1887 and closed February 29, 1932.

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References

↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 21. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
↑ "Ashdale". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 16 March 2018.

Coordinates: 45°31′11.35″N62°1′54.83″W / 45.5198194°N 62.0318972°W / 45.5198194; -62.0318972 (Ashdale, Nova Scotia) 3. https://geonova.novascotia.ca/place-names

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[names-1] Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 21. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[cnbg-2] "Ashdale". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 16 March 2018.