Pockwock, Nova Scotia

Pockwock is one of four Black Nova Scotian settlements in Upper Hammonds Plains.[1] People in this area are mostly descendants of War of 1812 refugees.[1] It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The Halifax Regional Water Commission uses Pockwock Lake as a source for water for the communities of Halifax, Bedford and Lower Sackville.

44°46′35.31″N 63°51′14.08″W / 44.7764750°N 63.8539111°W / 44.7764750; -63.8539111

  1. ^ a b LTD, African Nova Scotian Directory. "Hammonds Plains, Canada, Nova Scotia, Hammonds Plains | African Nova Scotian Directory". ansd.ca. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)