Clydesdale, Nova Scotia

Clydesdale (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chluaidh) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.[1]

Clydesdale in Nova Scotia

The area was originally called Yankee Grant as it was granted to a settler from New Hampshire in 1796. In 1876 it was renamed after the River Clyde in Scotland.[2]

References

"Clydesdale". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 137. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

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[cnbg-1] "Clydesdale". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

[names-2] Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 137. Retrieved 3 June 2018.