Avonport, Nova Scotia

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Avonport in Nova Scotia

Avonport is a community in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in Kings County between the mouths of the Avon River and the Gaspereau River. [1] Early settlers included the Fillis and Reid families. [1] It was part of the Horton Township settlement and was known as Horton Point until its name was changed to Avonport in 1864. [1]

The Windsor and Annapolis Railway arrived in 1869 stimulating a number export industries including apple warehouses and a brickyard, later to become Shaw Bricks. [2] In 1911, Minnie Brooks became one of the first female station masters in Canada at the Avonport Station, serving until the 1930s when she was transferred to the important tourist station at Grand Pre. [3]

The area was used as a burial site for the Mi'kmaq, a First Nations people, in the beginning of the 17th century. [4]

Popular tourist destinations are Haliburton's Hill, Wog's Road, and Wiener's Road.

The area holds a considerable amount of agricultural land, including that of Haliburton Farm, Fuller Farm and various vineyards. Fuller Farm is particularly known for growing some of the best Honeycrisp apples in the continent.

Great views of the Minas Basin and Blomidon can be seen from various vantage points in Avonport. Avonport Beach is a popular tourist attraction in the summer.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 C. Bruce Fergusson, "Avonport", Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Archives (1967), p. 25-26.
  2. ↑ "Avonport", Dominion Atlantic Railway Digital Preservation Initiative
  3. ↑ Gordon Haliburton, Horton Point: A History of Avonport, 1998, page 118
  4. ↑ Michelaki, Kostalena; Hancock, Ronald G.V.; Warrick, Gary; Knight, Dean; Whitehead, Ruth H.; Farquhar, Ronald M. (2015). "Using regional chemical comparisons of European copper to examine its trade to and among Indigenous groups in late 16th and early 17th century Canada: A case study from Nova Scotia and Ontario". Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 4: 285–292. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.09.017.

Coordinates: 45°5′54″N64°15′12″W / 45.09833°N 64.25333°W / 45.09833; -64.25333 (Avonport, Nova Scotia)


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