Denmark, Nova Scotia

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Denmark is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. [1] The community is named after Denmark in Northern Europe, presumably because an early settler immigrated to the area from there. [2]

The area was apart of a land grant given to the Anglican church and may have been settled around 1820. A railway station was opened in Denmark following the completion of the Oxford-Pictou section of the Short Line Railway on July 14th, 1890. Passenger service on the railway ended on November 20th, 1960. A post office was established in Denmark sometime before 1914. [2]

The Sutherland Steam Mill Museum is located in Denmark.

References

  1. "Denmark". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 166-167. Retrieved 17 February 2025.

45°42′24″N63°9′37″W / 45.70667°N 63.16028°W / 45.70667; -63.16028 (Denmark, Nova Scotia)