Marshy Hope, Nova Scotia

Last updated November 30, 2025

Marshy Hope is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.^[1]^[2] The Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway (CBNS) passes through Marshy Hope.^[3] The railway line was owned and operated by Canadian National Railway (CN) before CN sold the line in October 1993 to RailTex, a shortline railway holding company, which created CBNS to operate the line beginning in 1994.

Notable residents

John Norman Maclean (minister), father of author Norman Maclean who used his father as a character

References

↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 417. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
↑ "Marshy Hope". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 29 November 2025.
↑ "Shortline and Industrial Operations in Nova Scotia - David Othen". Traingeek - Trains and Photography. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

45°35′4″N62°12′8″W / 45.58444°N 62.20222°W / 45.58444; -62.20222 (Marshy Hope, Nova Scotia)

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[names-1] Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 417. Retrieved 29 November 2025.

[cnbg-2] "Marshy Hope". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 29 November 2025.

[3] "Shortline and Industrial Operations in Nova Scotia - David Othen". Traingeek - Trains and Photography. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

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