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v. t. e. Birchtown is a community and National Historic Site in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located near Shelburne in the Municipal District of Shelburne County. [2] Founded in 1783, the village was the largest settlement of Black Loyalists and the largest free settlement of ethnic Africans in North America in the eighteenth century.
Area codes. 902, 782. Website. halifax .ca. Halifax ( Scottish-Gaelic: Halafacs or An Àrd-Bhaile) is the capital and most populous municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2023, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax CMA was 518,711, [ 6] with 348,634 people ...
River John, Nova Scotia. / 45.74861°N 63.05778°W / 45.74861; -63.05778. River John is an unincorporated community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [1] It is located near the mouth of the River John on the Northumberland Strait, halfway between Pictou and Tatamagouche near the boundary with Colchester County.
The Scots have influenced the cultural mix of Nova Scotia for centuries and constitute the largest ethnic group in the province, at 29.3% of its population. The name of Nova Scotia literally means "New Scotland" in Latin, and its flag was designed as a combination of the Scottish Saltire and the Royal Arms of Scotland.
The Nova Scotia peninsula is part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada and is connected to the neighbouring province of New Brunswick through the Isthmus of Chignecto.It fronts the open Atlantic Ocean on the south and southeast, the Gulf of Maine to the west, the Bay of Fundy and its sub-basins to the northwest, the Northumberland Strait to the north, and the Strait of Canso to the east.
Whycocomagh ( Why-cog-ho-mah) is an unincorporated area on the eastern edge of the Municipality of the County of Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. The population in 2001 was 854. [ 1] The name derives from the Mi'kmaq language and relates to being near the water. [ 2] In Scottish Gaelic it was called Hogamagh. It is located where the Skye River ...
Coat of arms of Nova Scotia. The Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage is a department of the Government of Nova Scotia that promotes arts, culture, and local heritage within the province. The department oversees three main cultural affairs groups: Acadian Affairs, African Nova Scotian Affairs, and Gaelic Affairs. [1]
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