East Noel, Nova Scotia

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East Noel, Nova Scotia
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East Noel, Nova Scotia
East Noel in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°18′14″N63°42′11″W / 45.30389°N 63.70306°W / 45.30389; -63.70306
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
County Hants County
Municipality East Hants Municipality
Elevation
10−60 m (−190 ft)
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0N
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange 883
NTS Map011E05
GNBC CodeCAKUW

East Noel is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. The community is sometimes referred to as "Densmore Mills", a locality within East Noel. [1] [2]

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History

Acadians

East Noel may have been Vil Robere - first settled by the Robert Henry family. Dwellings marked on contemporaneous maps suggest that the village around the Noel Bay was much larger than any other along the shore. These maps suggest that around the Noel Bay there may have been two villages - Vil Noel to the west and Vil Robere to the east in present-day East Noel. The fact that Vil Robere was the first village established might lend itself to the strong possibility that Noel Doiron would likely have joined his brother-in-law in the Noel Bay, which also suggests that Vil Robere is East Noel.

Alternatively, there is evidence to suggest that Vil Robere is Selma, Nova Scotia.

Ulster Scots (Irish)

After the exodus of the Acadians, Francis Densmore was the first to settle the community on the east side of the Noel Bay twenty two years later (1772). The year prior, Timothy O'Brien has begun to settle the west side of the Noel Bay, now known as Noel. Francis and his wife Sarah had the following inscription written on their tombstone in East Noel: "Frank and Sarah were the first settlers of this place."

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References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Geographical Names Database". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  2. ↑ "Nova Scotia GeoNames". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

45°18′14.37″N63°42′11.96″W / 45.3039917°N 63.7033222°W / 45.3039917; -63.7033222 (East Noel, Nova Scotia)


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