Centre Rawdon, Nova Scotia

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Centre Rawdon, Nova Scotia
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Centre Rawdon, Nova Scotia
Centre Rawdon in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°2′47″N63°50′12″W / 45.04639°N 63.83667°W / 45.04639; -63.83667
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
County Hants County
Municipality East Hants Municipality
Elevation
75−160 m (−450 ft)
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0N
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange 883
NTS Map011E04
GNBC CodeCAGRA

Centre Rawdon is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. [1] [2] The community was originally part of the Rawdon Township.

Abraham Cunard, the Loyalist merchant and father of shipping magnate Samuel Cunard, retired to the Cunards' country home in Rawdon. He is buried at the St. Paul's graveyard in Centre Rawdon. [3]

45°2′49″N63°50′27″W / 45.04694°N 63.84083°W / 45.04694; -63.84083 (Centre Rawdon, Nova Scotia)

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References

  1. ↑ "Nova Scotia GeoNames". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Place names - Centre Rawdon". nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  3. ↑ Samuel Cunard's Forefathers,” Part 4, ‘’Blue Pete.Com’’


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