Port Wade

For the fictional town referred to in the Marlow family stories of Antonia Forest, see Autumn Term.

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Port Wade in Nova Scotia

Port Wade is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. It is situated at the foot of North Mountain on the shore of the Annapolis Basin. ^[1] An earlier French name was Pree Bourgeois and it was later known as West Ferry until 1905 when it was named after Fletcher Bath Wade. ^[2]

The Middleton and Victoria Beach Railway terminated here. ^[2] Iron ore from mines at Torbrook was transshipped here. ^[3]

Two houses in the village are municipally designated heritage properties. Captain James Anthony House was built c. 1853 in a modified Nova Scotia vernacular architectural style with Classical Revival influences. ^[4] The Captain Snow House built c. 1895, is described as an impressive example of the modified Gothic Revival style with Italianate and Queen Anne Revival influences. ^[5]

References

1. "Port Wade". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 4 February 2018.
2. Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. pp. 558–559. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
3. Frechette, Howells (1912). Western Portion of Torbrook Iron Ore Deposits, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Bulletin No. 7. Ottawa: Canada: Department of Mines. p.  11 . Retrieved 4 February 2018.
4. Captain James Anthony House . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 4 February 2018.
5. Captain Snow House . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 4 February 2018.

44°40′37.03″N65°42′38.48″W / 44.6769528°N 65.7106889°W / 44.6769528; -65.7106889 (Clarence, Nova Scotia)