Upper Smithfield is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Staint Mary's in Guysborough County.
Upper Stewiacke is a small community located in Colchester County in central Nova Scotia. Upper Stewiacke can be reached by road via Route 289. Upper Stewiacke was founded in 1783 by Matthew Johnson, son of James Johnson, a Grantee of Truro, Nova Scotia. Johnson's supplies had come from Truro, some 20 miles away. In 1983, a special event and reenactment was held to mark the 200th Anniversary of the arrival of Matthew Johnson and his wife Ruth.
Cumberland Basin is an inlet and northeasternmost part of the Bay of Fundy, located on the border between the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It is the eastern branch of Chignecto Bay, which in turn is the western arm of the upper Bay of Fundy.
Thorburn is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.
Beaver Dam is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. It is located along Route 224, about 21 km (13 mi) northwest of Sheet Harbour and about 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Upper Musquodoboit. Beaver Lake 17, a small Mi'kmaq reserve, is located in the community as well. The community is located adjacent to Lower Beaver Lake.
Liscomb Game Sanctuary is a conservation area that straddles the border of Halifax Regional Municipality and Guysborough County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia Route 374 runs north–south through the sanctuary. Within the sanctuary are two nature reserves and parts of two wilderness areas.
Upper Rawdon is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants, which is in Hants County, Nova Scotia. This community was originally part of the Rawdon Township.
Aspen is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's in Guysborough County.
Granton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is the birthplace of Leonard W. Murray. The community was named for Granton, Edinburgh.
Alma is an unincorporated rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is named after the Battle of Alma which occurred in 1854 during the Crimean War.
Pictou Landing is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.
Sutherland's River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.
Sheet Harbour Road is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located just five minutes south of Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia. Its name is derived from Route 224, which is the primary route from the Musquodoboit Valley to Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia.
Little Harbour is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.
Smithfield is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Staint Mary's in Guysborough County.
New Gairloch, is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It was named for Gairloch in Scotland.
Abercrombie is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. The village is named after Col James Abercrombie of the 42nd Regiment of Foot who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
There are various Black Lakes in Nova Scotia, Canada. They vary widely in size, depth and usability. Many counties, such as Cumberland, Halifax, Inverness, and Pictou Counties have more than one Black Lake so named, while other counties mentioned in this article have only one named Black Lake.
The North Shore is a region of Nova Scotia, Canada. Although it has no formal identity and is variously defined by geographic, county and other political boundaries, it is defined by Statistics Canada as an economic region, composed of Antigonish County, Colchester County, Cumberland County, Guysborough County, and Pictou County.
A township in Nova Scotia, Canada, was an early form of land division and local administration during British colonial settlement in the 18th century. They were created as a means of populating the colony with people loyal to British rule. They were typically rural or wilderness areas of around 100,000 acres (400 km2) that would eventually include several villages or towns. Some townships, but not all, returned a member to the General Assembly of Nova Scotia; others were represented by the members from the county. Townships became obsolete by 1879 by which time towns and counties had become incorporated.
Arisaig Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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