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Balls Creek is located in Nova ScotiaBalls Creekclass=notpageimage| Balls Creek in Nova Scotia

Balls Creek (2004 pop.: 427) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. It is located along a creek of the same name, both named after Ingram Ball who was given a grant bordering on the creek in 1795.

The first school in the community was built some time before 1875. The present school, built as a public school in 1957, is now the home of Munro Academy, a private religious school established in 2009.

A Postal Way Office was established in 1850. In 1956 the population was 342.

References

  1. "Geographical Names of Canada - Balls Creek". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. "Cape Breton Regional Municipality - Planning Department" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-09-27. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  3. "Nova Scotia Archives - Error". 20 April 2020.
  4. Brown, Thomas J (1922). Place-names of the province of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 15.
  5. ^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1974). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Mika Publishing Company. p. 32.
  6. "About Munro Academy". Retrieved 5 June 2018.

46°8′44″N 60°18′25″W / 46.14556°N 60.30694°W / 46.14556; -60.30694 (Balls Creek, Nova Scotia)

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