Steam Mill Village in Nova Scotia
Steam Mill Village is a rural community north of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada beside Camp Aldershot. It is named after an early steam-powered saw mill.
Steam Mill Village is a rural community north of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada beside Camp Aldershot. It is named after an early steam-powered saw mill.
Steam Mill Village is located about 10 km north of Kentville. Route 359, runs through the community. Steam Mill occupies low sandy hills of glacial till marked by stands of oak trees and many large pines. The upper reaches of the Canard River flow through the northern part of Steam Mill Village.
Steam Mill is near the headwaters of the Canard River and was once the head of tide from the river's saltwater estuary. The area was used by early Acadian settlers and later New England Planters at nearby Upper Dyke on the Canard River who used the Steam Mill area in the 18th century as upland pasture. Near the present day crossing of Route 359 over the river, the Acadians built the first of series of dykes across the Canard River, pushing back the salt water tides to create highly productive farmland along the river. [1] In the 19th century, the community was the site of one of the first steam saw mills in Kings County, thus earning its name. The mill is believed to have operated where the Elm Grove cemetery stands today. [2] In 1889, the Cornwallis Valley Railway, a branch line of the Dominion Atlantic Railway arrived which later became the Kingsport Subdivision of the DAR with the railway station at Steam Mill Village appearing as "Mill Village" on railway timetables. Camp Aldershot, a militia training camp was established in 1904 beside Steam Mill. After World War II, the community became the site of several plants selling bulk feed and agricultural supplies located along the railway. In 1961, the Cornwallis Valley Railway was abandoned beyond Steam Mill, making the community the terminus of the "CVR Spur" serving the bulk feed mills. Railway service ended completely in 1993 and the tracks were removed in 1994. [3]
The Annapolis Valley is a valley and region in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in the western part of the Nova Scotia peninsula, formed by a trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the Bay of Fundy. Statistics Canada defines the Annapolis Valley as an economic region, composed of Annapolis County, Kings County, and Hants County.
Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. With a population of 62,914 in the 2021 Census, Kings County is the third most populous county in the province. It is located in central Nova Scotia on the shore of the Bay of Fundy, with its northeastern part forming the western shore of the Minas Basin.
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The Minas Basin is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and a sub-basin of the Fundy Basin located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known for its extremely high tides.
The Dominion Atlantic Railway was a historic railway which operated in the western part of Nova Scotia in Canada, primarily through an agricultural district known as the Annapolis Valley.
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Aldershot is a community in Nova Scotia, Canada, in Kings County.
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The Cornwallis Valley Railway (CVR) was a historic Canadian railway in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. It was built in 1889 and ran 13.6 miles (21.9 km) from Kentville to Kingsport serving the Cornwallis Township area of Kings County. For most of its history, it operated as a branch line of the Dominion Atlantic Railway and was sometimes known as the "Kingsport Line".
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The Wellington Dyke is an agricultural dyke in Kings County, Nova Scotia protecting over 3,000 acres (12 km2) of farmland along the Canard River between the communities of Starr's Point and Canard in Nova Scotia, Canada. Built by local farmers, it was begun in 1817 and completed in 1825. Today the dyke is owned by the Department of Agriculture of Nova Scotia in partnership with the farmers of the Wellington Marsh Body.
Rivière-aux-Canards was an Acadian community located at the west side of the Minas Basin from 1670 until 1755. The community occupied the present-day site of Canard, Port Williams and Starr's Point, Nova Scotia. The village was established in 1670 by the name of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-aux-Canards, later, it became Rivière-aux-Canards in short form.
Coordinates: 45°6′35.9″N64°30′50.9″W / 45.109972°N 64.514139°W
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