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This is a list of historic places in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. List of historic places. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML;
Two stagecoaches are also displayed in the museum, a locally-built example and a well-preserved Concord stagecoach, both used for service between Yarmouth and Tusket, Nova Scotia in the mid-1800s. [5] A special display evoking the bridge of the MV Bluenose features the wheel, compass, telegraph and bell from the long-running Yarmouth ferry.
Yarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo - Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers.
Museums in Yarmouth County (3 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Yarmouth County" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
In 2016, the Nature Conservancy of Canada acquired a 20-hectare site located on the west side of Lobster Bay, in which Roberts Island is situated. [5] About 20 percent of the site contains salt marshes that are inhabited year-round by American black ducks and are frequented seasonally by long-tailed ducks and green-winged teals. [5]
While iron-hulled steamships had led to the decline of Yarmouth's once-thriving wooden shipbuilding industry, they also made the port a vital connection between Nova Scotia's rail lines and steamships destined for Boston and New York. Rail services were abandoned to Yarmouth in stages, beginning in 1982 (CNR) and ending in 1990 (CPR).