Renfrew | |
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 Map of Renfrew, 1871 | |
  Renfrew Location within Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°0′22″N63°37′47″W / 45.00611°N 63.62972°W [1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | East Hants Municipality |
| District | 3 [2] |
| Named for | Edward VII, Baron of Renfrew |
| Highest elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code | B2S |
| Area code | 902 |
| GNBC Code | CBFPN [1] |
| Highways |  Trunk 14 |
Renfrew is a ghost town in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. Its namesake is Edward VII, who held the title Baron of Renfrew. [3] The area was the site of some of the most successful gold mines in the Maritimes. [4] Renfrew became a locality of Nine Mile River in 2007.
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Edmond Henry Horne of Enfield apprenticed here, learning his trade in the Renfrew gold mines before going on to discovering the Noranda deposit in Quebec.
