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