Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia

Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia
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Victoria Beach in Nova Scotia

Victoria Beach is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Annapolis County. It is on the shore of Digby Gut, a narrow channel connecting the Bay of Fundy with the Annapolis Basin.[1]

In 1849, it was the western terminus of Nova Scotia pony express, and a federal plaque in the community commemorates it.[2]

The heritage lighthouse at Battery Point is an eight metre tall wooden structure with octagonal iron lantern and was built in 1901. [3]

The area was labelled as Andromeda on a 1609 map by Marc Lescarbot, but was renamed for Queen Victoria following her silver jubilee in 1862.[4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Victoria Beach". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ Pony Express National Historic Event, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Parks Canada, 2012
  3. ^ "Victoria Beach Lighthouse". Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Marc Lescarbot". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ^ Hamilton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 413. ISBN 9780802075703. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 701. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

Further reading

  • Creighton, Helen (April 1950). "Folklore of Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia". The Journal of American Folklore. 63 (248): 131–146. doi:10.2307/537152. JSTOR 537152.

44°40′38.79″N 65°45′13.9″W / 44.6774417°N 65.753861°W / 44.6774417; -65.753861 (Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia)


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