Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia

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Windsor Forks is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants .

Education

Windsor Forks is home to the Windsor Forks District School which is teaches from primary to grade 5 [1]

Coordinates: 44°56′22.09″N64°11′22.7″W / 44.9394694°N 64.189639°W / 44.9394694; -64.189639 (Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia)

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References

  1. "Windsor Forks District School - Index". Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-21.