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"Nova Scotia is Canada’s second-smallest province (following Prince Edward Island) and is located on the southeastern coast of the country." www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
"Nova Scotia is Latin for “New Scotland”. The province was named by Sir William Alexander who was given the land by King James VI of Scotland in 1621. Prior to its official naming, the First Nations knew it as “Mi’kma’ki”, the French called it “Acadia”, and the British were already familiar with calling the land “New Scotland”." www.nrcan.gc.ca
"Atlantic Canada (includes the Maritimes -- Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island -- and Newfoundland): Primarily of British descent, the residents of the less prosperous Atlantic provinces of eastern Canada are generally more reserved, stolid, provincial and old-fashioned. Newfoundland is unique, with a dialect and culture that draws comparisons with the Irish and the people of western England." ediplomat.com
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- 1713 - Treaty of Utrecht gave Nova Scotia to British; Nova Scotia became British colony
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm - (1755 - 1763) Great Upheaval - French Acadians transferred to other British-controlled colonies, thousands die
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm - 1762—British population of Nova Scotia : 8,104.
www.statcan.gc.ca - 1763 - French ceded Cape Breton Island, New Brunswick, St. John's Island (now Prince Edward Island) to British in the Treaty of Paris; joined to Nova Scotia
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm - 1763 Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia was then open to emigrants, and speculation was busy with its lands. Fnnns and townships were thrown into the market, and adventurers...Read MORE... - 1784 - Cape Breton Island, New Brunswick became independent colonies
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm - 1807--Population of Nova Scotia, estimated at 65,000.
www.statcan.gc.ca - 1817--Population of Nova Scotia : 81,351.
www.statcan.gc.ca - 1820 - Cape Breton Island rejoined Nova Scotia
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm - 1838--Population of Nova Scotia : 202,575.
www.statcan.gc.ca - 1849 - Nova Scotia first colony in British North America, British Empire to become self-governing
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm - 1861 - Howe becomes Premier of Nova Scotia.
fccs.ok.ubc.ca/about/links/resources/canadian-history/1800-to-1867.html - 1861--Population of Nova Scotia : 330,857.
www.statcan.gc.ca - 1867 - New Brunswick and Nova Scotia joined Ontario and Quebec in the new Dominion of Canada; Honourable Sir Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau appointed first lieutenant-governor; Pierre-Joseph-Oliver Chauveau became first premier
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ pqztimeln.htm 
1869 - It is said that 121 vessels were sunk or beached on the coat of new Brunswick and Nova Scotia by the recent tidal wave.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
October 30, 1869- 1873 - The SS Atlantic, sunk near Peggy's Point, Nova Scotia, 547 killed
Nova Scotia cyclone sank over 1,000 ships, destroyed bridges, wharves, homes, churches; killed 500
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm - 1873
NOVA SCOTIA, (originally ACADIA,) a province of the Dominion of Canada, lying between 43° 25" and 47° N. lat., and between 59° 40' and 66° 25' W....Read MORE... - 1891 - February 21 – Springhill, Nova Scotia, suffers a serious mining disaster.
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February 21, 1891 
North Avenue, Canning, N.S.
Postcard- In Nova Scotia in 1901 there were over 45,000 people of French origin, almost 10% of the total population.
The right to be educated in French and to have a French language media was a continuing struggle. Congresses met regularly, putting together an...Read MORE... 
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Map- 1907 - First recorded flight in Canada occurred at Baddeck, Nova Scotia
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Civic Building, Truro, N.S.
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The Armouries, Amherst, Nova Scotia
Postcard- 1955 - Canso Causeway between mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island completed
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm 
Church of the Good Shepherd
842 Tidnish Head Road, Tidnish Cross Roads, Nova Scotia
built in 1892
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Graves of Charles Chappell and his wife, Eleanor Thompson, first settlers of Tidnish, Nova Scotia
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North Avenue, Canning, N.S.
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Civic Building, Truro, N.S.
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The Armouries, Amherst, Nova Scotia
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Church of the Good Shepherd
842 Tidnish Head Road, Tidnish Cross Roads, Nova Scotia
built in 1892
www.historicplaces.ca/ en/ rep-reg/ place-lieu.aspx?id=11001
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Graves of Charles Chappell and his wife, Eleanor Thompson, first settlers of Tidnish, Nova Scotia
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1713 - Treaty of Utrecht gave Nova Scotia to British; Nova Scotia became British colony
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm
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(1755 - 1763) Great Upheaval - French Acadians transferred to other British-controlled colonies, thousands die
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm
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1762—British population of Nova Scotia : 8,104.
www.statcan.gc.ca
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1763 - French ceded Cape Breton Island, New Brunswick, St. John's Island (now Prince Edward Island) to British in the Treaty of Paris; joined to Nova Scotia
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm
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1763 Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia was then open to emigrants, and speculation was busy with its lands. Fnnns and townships were thrown into the market, and adventurers... Read MORE...
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1784 - Cape Breton Island, New Brunswick became independent colonies
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm
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1807--Population of Nova Scotia, estimated at 65,000.
www.statcan.gc.ca
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1817--Population of Nova Scotia : 81,351.
www.statcan.gc.ca
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1820 - Cape Breton Island rejoined Nova Scotia
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm
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1838--Population of Nova Scotia : 202,575.
www.statcan.gc.ca
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1849 - Nova Scotia first colony in British North America, British Empire to become self-governing
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm
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1861 - Howe becomes Premier of Nova Scotia.
fccs.ok.ubc.ca/about/links/resources/canadian-history/1800-to-1867.html
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1861--Population of Nova Scotia : 330,857.
www.statcan.gc.ca
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1867 - New Brunswick and Nova Scotia joined Ontario and Quebec in the new Dominion of Canada; Honourable Sir Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau appointed first lieutenant-governor; Pierre-Joseph-Oliver Chauveau became first premier
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ pqztimeln.htm
1869 - It is said that 121 vessels were sunk or beached on the coat of new Brunswick and Nova Scotia by the recent tidal wave.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
October 30, 1869
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1873 - The SS Atlantic, sunk near Peggy's Point, Nova Scotia, 547 killed
Nova Scotia cyclone sank over 1,000 ships, destroyed bridges, wharves, homes, churches; killed 500
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm
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1873
NOVA SCOTIA, (originally ACADIA,) a province of the Dominion of Canada, lying between 43° 25" and 47° N. lat., and between 59° 40' and 66° 25' W.... Read MORE...
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1891 - February 21 – Springhill, Nova Scotia, suffers a serious mining disaster.
wikipedia.org
February 21, 1891
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Nouvelle Écosse, Canada
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In Nova Scotia in 1901 there were over 45,000 people of French origin, almost 10% of the total population.
The right to be educated in French and to have a French language media was a continuing struggle. Congresses met regularly, putting together an... Read MORE...
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1907 - First recorded flight in Canada occurred at Baddeck, Nova Scotia
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm
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1955 - Canso Causeway between mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island completed
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ province/ nsztimeln.htm
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