Misplaced Pages

Port Medway, Nova Scotia

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Port Medway)

Port Medway, Nova Scotia is located in Nova ScotiaPort Medway, Nova Scotiaclass=notpageimage| Port Medway in Nova Scotia

Port Medway is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality.

44°7′33″N 64°34′26″W / 44.12583°N 64.57389°W / 44.12583; -64.57389 (Port Medway, Nova Scotia)

History

Port Medway was settled by United Empire Loyalists via Land Petitions/Memorials in the 1780s.

Because of its deep harbor, the town originally housed a significant wooden shipbuilding industry owned by the Wylde family. At its most prosperous, over 5,000 inhabitants lived and worked there. When the industry disappeared the population dwindled to a few hundred residents.

After the historic lighthouse was decommissioned, it was purchased by Queens County and restored in 2002.

References

  1. "Port Medway History". mymedway. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  2. Archives, Nova Scotia (2020-04-20). "Nova Scotia Archives - Census Returns, 1838". Nova Scotia Archives. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. Jennings, Ed. "The tiny, tiny Medway in Nova Scotia". www.localauthority.news. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. "Port Medway Lighthouse Park". Region of Queens Municipality. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
Categories: