Port Medway, 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

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Port Medway was settled by United Empire Loyalists via Land Petitions/Memorials in the 1780s.[1]

Because of its deep harbor, the town originally housed a significant wooden shipbuilding industry owned by the Wylde family.[2] At its most prosperous, over 5,000 inhabitants lived and worked there. When the industry disappeared the population dwindled to a few hundred residents.[3]

After the historic lighthouse was decommissioned, it was purchased by Queens County and restored in 2002.[4]

References

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  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.