Port Medway, Nova Scotia
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Port Medway in Nova Scotia
Port Medway is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia,[1] located in the Region of Queens Municipality.
History
[edit]Port Medway was settled by United Empire Loyalists via Land Petitions/Memorials in the 1780s.[2]
Because of its deep harbor, the town originally housed a significant wooden shipbuilding industry owned by the Wylde family.[3] At its most prosperous, over 5,000 inhabitants lived and worked there. When the industry disappeared the population dwindled to a few hundred residents.[4]
After the historic lighthouse was decommissioned, it was purchased by Queens County and restored in 2002.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. pp. 552–553. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Port Medway History". mymedway. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ↑ Archives, Nova Scotia (2020-04-20). "Nova Scotia Archives - Census Returns, 1838". Nova Scotia Archives. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ↑ Jennings, Ed. "The tiny, tiny Medway in Nova Scotia". www.localauthority.news. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ↑ "Port Medway Lighthouse Park". Region of Queens Municipality. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
External links
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