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Port Medway, Nova Scotia

Port Medway, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
Port Medway, Nova Scotia
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Port Medway in Nova Scotia

Port Medway is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia,[1] located in the Region of Queens Municipality.

History

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Port Medway was settled by United Empire Loyalists via Land Petitions/Memorials in the 1780s.[2]

Because of its deep harbor, the town originally housed a significant wooden shipbuilding industry owned by the Wylde family.[3] At its most prosperous, over 5,000 inhabitants lived and worked there. When the industry disappeared the population dwindled to a few hundred residents.[4]

After the historic lighthouse was decommissioned, it was purchased by Queens County and restored in 2002.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. pp. 552–553. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Port Medway History". mymedway. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ^ Archives, Nova Scotia (2020-04-20). "Nova Scotia Archives - Census Returns, 1838". Nova Scotia Archives. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. ^ Jennings, Ed. "The tiny, tiny Medway in Nova Scotia". www.localauthority.news. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  5. ^ "Port Medway Lighthouse Park". Region of Queens Municipality. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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44°7′33″N 64°34′26″W / 44.12583°N 64.57389°W / 44.12583; -64.57389 (Port Medway, Nova Scotia)