Denver, Nova Scotia

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Denver is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's in Guysborough County. It may have been named for Denver, Colorado. [1]

Coordinates: 45°20′21.68″N62°6′31.69″W / 45.3393556°N 62.1088028°W / 45.3393556; -62.1088028 (Denver, Nova Scotia)

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References

  1. "Place-names and Places of Nova Scotia". Nova Scotia Archives. Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 5 September 2017.