Beaver Harbour is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality . It is located on the Marine Drive, along Trunk 7 approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia. The community is located on the shores of Beaver Harbour, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.[1][2] The mi'kmaq name for the area was Kobelawakwemoode, translating to "beaver harbour". First Nations legends relay that a large rock in the harbour was thrown by Glooscap, a powerful figure in the First Nations' legends, at the mystical beaver.[3][4] The land on which the community resides was part of a five thousand acre grant given to a surveyor on July 13, 1773.[4] Five families lived here by the 1830s, and a post office was established in the community on October 1, 1887.[4] A Trans-Atlantic cable station is located in the community, for the former CANTAT-2 cable.[5]
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Citations
- ^ "Beaver Harbour". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Beaver Harbour". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Scott 2011, p. 28.
- ^ a b c "Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Business Development". Sheet Harbour Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
Bibliography
Scott, David (2011). Nova Scotia Place Names. DESPUB. ISBN 978-0-9865370-1-1.