Riverside Corner, Nova Scotia

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Riverside Corner
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Riverside Corner
Location in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°7′58″N63°47′16″W / 45.13278°N 63.78778°W / 45.13278; -63.78778
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia
County Hants County
Municipality East Hants Municipality
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0N
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange 883
NTS Map011E04
GNBC CodeCBFVH

Riverside Corner is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. [1] [2] Its name is descriptive, referring to a road junction situated beside the river. [3]

One of the first settlers of the area was Hector McLean, who was working the land before being given a grant of 2000 acres on August 28th, 1810. A schoolhouse was erected in Riverside Corner in 1872. [3]

References

  1. "Nova Scotia GeoNAMES". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  2. "Canadian Geographical Names Database". nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  3. 1 2 Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 580. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

45°7′58″N63°47′16″W / 45.13278°N 63.78778°W / 45.13278; -63.78778 (Riverside Corner, Nova Scotia)