Merland
Merland in Nova Scotia
Merland is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.[1][2]
At one time named "Usher", changed by an Act of Parliament to its present name in 1868. It was first settled by the following Irish families: Dominic Daley, Thomas Coffey, Thomas Power, Michael Hogan and Patrick Dunn, about the end of the eighteenth century. It is said this place was named in honor of a former priest the Reverend James Merle. Merle is, the Scotch name for a black bird.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Merland". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 429. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ Brown, Thomas J. (1922). . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 93 – via Wikisource.
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45°34′37.78″N 61°40′13.98″W / 45.5771611°N 61.6705500°W
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