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By proclamation of October 17, 1763, after termination of the Seven Years' War, Île Royale was renamed Cape Breton Island and was formally annexed to Nova Scotia. For a time thereafter Cape Breton Island was part of Halifax County. On December 10, 1765, Cape Breton Island was set apart as a separate county.
Cape Breton County is one of eighteen counties in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located on Cape Breton Island . From 1879 to 1995, the area of the county excluded from towns and cities was incorporated as the Municipality of the County of Cape Breton to provide local government services.
Edwardsville on Destination Nova Scotia 46°10′0.74″N 60°14′7.66″W / 46.1668722°N 60.2354611°W / 46.1668722; -60.2354611 ( Edwardsville, Nova This Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia location article is a stub .
Cape George Point Lighthouse. Cape George (Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Sheòrais) is a cape in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. [1] It defines the northwestern limit of St. George's Bay. The communities of Cape George, [2] Cape George Point, [3] Morar, and Livingstone Cove are situated on the cape. The cape was named Cap St. Louis by the French.
From March 30, 1968, until November 23, 2001, DEVCO's coal division operated Canada's largest underground coal mines, located in eastern Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia. Following decommissioning of its mines, DEVCO sold all non-mining surface assets to the private sector on December 18, 2001, including the Devco Railway and is now remediating ...
Portage [1] is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.. This community is situated at the head of the East Bay of the Bras d'Or Lake, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Sydney, and is named after the 3.5 kilometres (2 mi) portage that existed here between East Bay and Sydney River via Blacketts Lake ...
Middle Cape on Destination Nova Scotia 45°52′24.88″N 60°36′15.7″W / 45.8735778°N 60.604361°W / 45.8735778; -60.604361 ( Middle Cape, Nova This Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia location article is a stub .
Port Caledonia (also known as Big Glace Bay) is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. It is located on the Donkin Highway, between the town of Glace Bay and the village of Donkin .