Marble Mountain, Nova Scotia

View of Bras d'Or Lake from Marble Mountain

Marble Mountain (Scottish Gaelic: A' Bheinn a Tuath) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

Marble Mountain was settled in the 1830s, and was once referred to as North Mountain. In 1869, limestone deposits were discovered in the area, and a man named Dugald McLachlan established the McLachlan Lime Company in 1884 to begin extracting it. In 1902, the company was purchased by Desco, and the area became a major source for limestone used in their furnaces. Desco stopped mining in Marble Mountain in 1903. ^[1]

The area had a population of 68 people in 1956. ^[1]

References

1. Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. pp. 408–409. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
2. Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia  . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 89 – via Wikisource.
3. "Marble Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 6 October 2025.

Further reading

• "Marble Mountain". Not Your Grandfather's Mining Industry. Halifax, N.S.: Mining Association of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

45°49′15.60″N61°2′26.32″W / 45.8210000°N 61.0406444°W / 45.8210000; -61.0406444