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Liverpool, the county seat of Queens County, was founded in 1759 by the New England Planters. Founded for the most part by New England settlers, Liverpool maintained strong ties with the American colonies until the sudden outbreak of the American Revolution . On July 21, 1762 the Lieutenant Governor and Council of Nova Scotia declared that "the ...
The Region of Queens Municipality is a regional municipality in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the northern gateway of the UNESCO Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve, a centre of outdoor activities. Campgrounds at Kejimukujik National Park and National Historic Site, Thomas H. Raddall Provincial Park, and several other locations offer ...
Brooklyn (2021 population: 849) is a suburban community in the Region of Queens Municipality in Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada . Located on the east bank of the Mersey River opposite Liverpool, Brooklyn was originally known as Herring Cove and was the building place of the noted privateer brig Rover. The name Brooklyn was placed on the map ...
Counties of Nova Scotia (1862) with township subdivisions. The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has a historical system of 18 counties that originally had appointed court systems for local administration before the establishment of elected local governments in 1879. The historical counties continue as census divisions used by Statistics Canada ...
Liverpool, Nova Scotia. / 44.03750°N 64.71389°W / 44.03750; -64.71389. Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia 's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all of Queens County, Nova ...
View of Caledonia. Caledonia, Nova Scotia is a community located in northern Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia, along Trunk 8 (Kejimkujik Scenic Drive). Caledonia is the major community in the area known as North Queens, which has a radius of approximately 30 kilometers (20 miles) and a population of approximately 1500.
List of communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia Communities are ordered by the highway on which they are located, whose routes start after each terminus near the largest community. Trunk routes [ edit ]
Greenfield, Queens County. Greenfield is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality. [1] The sawmill in Greenfield, founded in 1832, is one of the oldest family-run sawmill businesses in North America. [2] Until 1850 the region was occupied mostly by the Mi'kmaq of the Algonquin tribe, [3 ...