Port Medway, Nova Scotia
Port Medway in 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
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Port Medway History". mymedway. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Archives, Nova Scotia (2020-04-20). "Nova Scotia Archives - Census Returns, 1838". Nova Scotia Archives. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Jennings, Ed. "The tiny, tiny Medway in Nova Scotia". www.localauthority.news. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Port Medway Lighthouse Park". Region of Queens Municipality. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
