Lockeport, Nova Scotia
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Lockeport is a town in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Its situated on a near island in the Ragged Islands Bay of the south shore . The area around the harbour is known to be as "Ragged Islands" In 1762 a native of Rhode Island came to Liverpool and was listed as the proprietor of the township in November of 1764. Shortly afterwards him ,Joesph Hardy and Josiah Churchill founded the settlement which was known as Locke's Island . Inhabitants renamed it " Lockeport" and in 1907 it was incorporated with Churchill Locke as the first mayor . As of 2001 the population was 701. The main industry is fishing and tourism . The Crescent Beach was on the back of the 1954 series of the Canadian 50 dollar bill. The community has a 125 year history of Icelandic settlement .
[edit] Communications
- The Postal Code is B0T 1L0
- The Telephone exchange is 902-656
[edit] Demographics
- Total Population 1762
- Total Dwellings 906
- Total Land Area 282.478 Km²
- No. of Buinesses 10
[edit] External Links
The Icelandic Memorial Society
Lockeport Regional high School
Public Archives of Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotia |
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| Counties | Annapolis - Antigonish - Cape Breton - Colchester - Cumberland - Digby - Guysborough - Halifax - Hants - Inverness - Kings - Lunenburg - Pictou - Queens - Richmond - Shelburne - Victoria - Yarmouth |
| Regional Municipalities | Cape Breton - Halifax - Queens |
| Incorporated Towns | Amherst - Annapolis Royal - Antigonish - Berwick - Bridgetown - Bridgewater - Canso - Clark's Harbour - Digby - Hantsport - Kentville - Lockeport - Lunenburg - Mahone Bay - Middleton - Mulgrave - New Glasgow - Oxford - Parrsboro - Pictou - Port Hawkesbury - Shelburne - Springhill - Stellarton - Stewiacke - Trenton - Truro - Westville - Windsor - Wolfville - Yarmouth |
| Other Communities | Bedford - Bible Hill - Cole Harbour - Dartmouth - Dominion - Eastern Passage - Fall River - Glace Bay - Greenwood - Halifax (former city) - Liverpool - Louisbourg - Lower Sackville - New Minas - New Waterford - North Sydney - Sydney - Sydney Mines - Weymouth |
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