Upper Rawdon, Nova Scotia

Upper Rawdon
Upper Rawdon Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°4′4″N63°42′42″W / 45.06778°N 63.71167°W / 45.06778; -63.71167
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Hants County
Municipality	East Hants Municipality
Highest elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Lowest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code	B0N 2N0
Area code	902
Telephone Exchange	883
NTS Map	011E04
GNBC Code	CBMZD

Upper Rawdon is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. ^{[1] [2]} The community was originally part of the Rawdon Township.

Upper Rawdon was once known for the "Rawdon Picnic", a church fundraiser that happened on Canada Day (Known as "Dominion Day" at the time). The picnics included baby parades, beauty contests, tug of war contests, carnival rides, church suppers and square dancing. The last Rawdon Picnic was held in 1975.^{[ citation needed ]}

In popular culture

• Folk singer Stan Rogers publicized the community in his song "The Rawdon Hills" (See Video).

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.

45°4′4″N63°42′42″W / 45.06778°N 63.71167°W / 45.06778; -63.71167 (Upper Rawdon, Nova Scotia)