Centreville, Shelburne, Nova Scotia

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Centreville
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Location of Centreville, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 43°28′32″N65°36′08″W / 43.475556°N 65.602222°W / 43.475556; -65.602222 [1]
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
County Shelburne
Municipal district Barrington
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s) 902
Access RoutesNova Scotia Route 330.svg Route 330

Centreville is a small community on Cape Sable Island in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County. [2]

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The Archelaus Smith Museum (1896) in Centreville is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. [3]

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References

  1. Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Centreville [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
  3. "HistoricPlaces.ca - Recherche". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2009-01-06. Canadian Register of Historic Places



Coordinates: 43°28′32″N65°36′08″W / 43.47556°N 65.60222°W / 43.47556; -65.60222 (Centreville, Nova Scotia)