Category: Colchester County, Nova Scotia Colony
Categories: Nova Scotia Colony | Places in Nova Scotia, Historic
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The district known as Cobequid by the Mi'kmaq and Acadians was formally called Colchester in 1780, when it was a district in Halifax County, Nova Scotia Colony.
In 1835, Colchester County was established as a county its own right. In 1840, it expanded to enclude a part of Parrsboro Township. (Find it on a map!)
In 1867, when Canada was established as a country, Nova Scotia Colony became the province of Nova Scotia.
Historical Colchester County encompased the Millbrook 27 First Nations reserve, the towns of Truro and Stewiacke, the villages of Bible Hill and Tatamagouche, and a number of unincorporated communities including: Acadian Mines, Alton, Balmoral Mills, Bass River, Bayhead, Beaver Brook, Belmont, Black Rock, Brentwood, Brookfield, Brule, Burnside, Camden, Carrs Brook, Castlereagh, Central New Annan, Cloverdale, Coldstream, Cove Road, Debert, Denmark, Earltown, East Earltown, East Mines Station, East Stewiacke, East Village, Eastville, Economy, Five Houses, Five Islands, Folly Lake, French River, Gays River, Glenholme, Great Village, Green Creek, Green Oaks, Greenfield, Harmony, Highland Village, Hilden, Kemptown, Lanesville, Little Dyke, Londonderry, Lornevale, Lower Economy, Lower Truro, Lynn, Masstown, McCallum Settlement, Montrose, Newton Mills, North Earltown, North River, Nuttby, Old Barns, Oliver, Onslow, Otter Brook, Portapique, The Falls, Truro Heights, Upper Economy, Upper Stewiacke, West Lochaber, and West New Annan.
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