Bridgeville, Nova Scotia

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Bridgeville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is on Nova Scotia Route 348 and the East River of Pictou. [1]

Though now sparsely populated, Bridgeville was the scene of substantial iron mining operations in the nineteenth century. [2]

45°25′48.19″N62°36′23.68″W / 45.4300528°N 62.6065778°W / 45.4300528; -62.6065778 (Bridgeville, Nova Scotia)

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References

  1. "Bridgeville". Geographical Names Board of Canada . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. Van Dommelen, Ronnie. "BRIDGEVILLE IRON MINES". The mineralogy of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 29 September 2020.