Nova Scotia's Historic Inland Communities: The Gathering Places and Settlements that Shaped the Province
The story of Nova Scotia’s inland communities begins with the Mi’kmaq, who established traditional gathering places in the heart of Mi’kma’ki. Through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, European settlers, British Loyalists, and former soldiers were among those who also took on the challenges of developing Nova Scotia’s inland communities. Some places struggled to survive, but many thrived. Today, Nova Scotia’s most successful communities live on because entrepreneurs have adapted to changing circumstances—and all of Nova Scotia’s inland communities have stories to tell. With the help of more than thirty historical photos, trusted historian Joan Dawson takes us through the stories of the many Indigenous, Acadian, European, and African Nova Scotian communities in inland Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia’s Historic Inland Communities also explores the rivers, roads, and railways that led to the development of those communities—and the industries that were central to their success.
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Nova Scotia's Historic Inland Communities: The Gathering Places and Settlements that Shaped the Province
The story of Nova Scotia’s inland communities begins with the Mi’kmaq, who established traditional gathering places in the heart of Mi’kma’ki. Through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, European settlers, British Loyalists, and former soldiers were among those who also took on the challenges of developing Nova Scotia’s inland communities. Some places struggled to survive, but many thrived. Today, Nova Scotia’s most successful communities live on because entrepreneurs have adapted to changing circumstances—and all of Nova Scotia’s inland communities have stories to tell. With the help of more than thirty historical photos, trusted historian Joan Dawson takes us through the stories of the many Indigenous, Acadian, European, and African Nova Scotian communities in inland Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia’s Historic Inland Communities also explores the rivers, roads, and railways that led to the development of those communities—and the industries that were central to their success.
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Nova Scotia's Historic Inland Communities: The Gathering Places and Settlements that Shaped the Province

Nova Scotia's Historic Inland Communities: The Gathering Places and Settlements that Shaped the Province

by Joan Dawson
Nova Scotia's Historic Inland Communities: The Gathering Places and Settlements that Shaped the Province

Nova Scotia's Historic Inland Communities: The Gathering Places and Settlements that Shaped the Province

by Joan Dawson

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The story of Nova Scotia’s inland communities begins with the Mi’kmaq, who established traditional gathering places in the heart of Mi’kma’ki. Through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, European settlers, British Loyalists, and former soldiers were among those who also took on the challenges of developing Nova Scotia’s inland communities. Some places struggled to survive, but many thrived. Today, Nova Scotia’s most successful communities live on because entrepreneurs have adapted to changing circumstances—and all of Nova Scotia’s inland communities have stories to tell. With the help of more than thirty historical photos, trusted historian Joan Dawson takes us through the stories of the many Indigenous, Acadian, European, and African Nova Scotian communities in inland Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia’s Historic Inland Communities also explores the rivers, roads, and railways that led to the development of those communities—and the industries that were central to their success.

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ISBN-13: 9781774710791
Publisher: Nimbus
Publication date: 04/19/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 696,242
File size: 22 MB
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About the Author

Joan Dawson is a fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society and a member of the Lunenburg County Historical Society, the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Archaeology Society, and the Antiquarian Club of Halifax. She is the author of Nova Scotia’s Historic Harbours, Nova Scotia’s Historic Rivers, Nova Scotia’s Lost Highways, The Mapmakers’ Legacy, A History of Nova Scotia in 50 Objects, and Nova Scotia’s Lost Communities, and many articles on maps and local history.

Table of Contents

Map of Nova Scotia x

Preface 1

Introduction 3

1 The Oldest Communities 7

Mi'kmaw Gathering Places 8

Kejimkujik; Shubenacadie

Acadian/French Origins 17

Paradise; Upper Falmouth; Albert Bridge

2 Building the Nova Scotian Mosaic 31

Foreign Protestant Families 32

Blockhouse; New Germany

Planters and Loyalists 42

Bridgetown; Berwick; Kentville; Bear River

African Nova Scotians 60

North Preston; Upper Hammonds Plains

The Scottish Diaspora 69

The Margarees; Grand Narrows, Iona, and Little Narrows; Middle River, Victoria County; Earltown; Caledonia, Queens County

3 Rivers, Roads, and Railways 93

Along the Rivers 94

The Musquodoboit Valley; The Stewiacke Valley; The Grand Lake Communities: Wellington and Oakfield

Along the Roads 110

The Sackvilles; Mount Uniacke; New Ross; The Wentworth Valley Communities

Railway Towns 128

Bridgewater; Middleton, Annapolis County; Truro

4 Industrial Communities 145

Mill Towns 146

Crousetown; Mill Village; Sherbrooke

Mining and Manufacturing 160

The Stellarton/New Glasgow Industrial Area; Springhill; Londonderry; Amherst; Oxford

Afterword 183

Acknowledgements 187

Bibliography 189

Image Credits 195

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