Waldeck, Nova Scotia

Waldeck is a Canadian dispersed rural community located in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.[1] Nearby are the communities of Waldeck East and Waldeck West.[2][3]

Waldeck
Location of Waldeck in Nova Scotia

It was settled after the American Revolution by disbanded German troops (Hessians) from the State of Walden who had fought on the British side during the war.[4]

References
  1. "Waldeck". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "Waldeck East". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. "Waldeck West". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. Hamilton, William B. (1996). Place names of Atlantic Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802075703. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

There is no state of Walden in Hessen, but the NW part of Nowadays Hessen

was the Principality of Waldeck. Soldiers of Waldeck fought with the Hessian Regiment in North America

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