Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia

Victoria Beach is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Annapolis County. It is on the shore of Digby Gut, a narrow channel connecting the Bay of Fundy with the Annapolis Basin.[1]

Victoria Beach in Nova Scotia

In 1849, it was the western terminus of Nova Scotia pony express, and a federal plaque in the community commemorates it.[2]

The heritage lighthouse at Battery Point is an eight metre tall wooden structure with octagonal iron lantern and was built in 1901. [3]

The area was labelled as Andromeda on a 1609 map by Marc Lescarbot, but was renamed for Queen Victoria following her silver jubilee in 1862.[4][5][6]

References

1. "Victoria Beach". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
2. Pony Express National Historic Event, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Parks Canada, 2012
3. "Victoria Beach Lighthouse". Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
4. "Marc Lescarbot". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
5. Hamilton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 413. ISBN 9780802075703. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
6. Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 701. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

Further reading

• Creighton, Helen (April 1950). "Folklore of Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia". The Journal of American Folklore. 63 (248): 131–146. doi:10.2307/537152. JSTOR 537152.