Shinimicas Bridge

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Shinimicas Bridge in Nova Scotia

Shinimicas Bridge is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County. There is lower Shinimicas and Upper Shinimicas. In Shinimicas there are many horse stables and small community gathering places.

The name "Shinimicas" derives from a Mi'kmaq word, ^[1] meaning "shining river". ^[2]

References

1. Dawson, Robert MacGregor (1960). "Place Names in Nova Scotia". Onomastica Canadiana. 19: 3–16. ISSN   2816-7015.
2. Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. pp. 621–622.

45°52′22.94″N63°54′54.7″W / 45.8730389°N 63.915194°W / 45.8730389; -63.915194 (Shinimicas Bridge, Nova Scotia)