A quasi-suburb of Kentville

Kentville, Nova Scotia

Kentville is a town in Kings County, Nova Scotia. It is one of the main towns in the Annapolis Valley, and it is the county seat of Kings County. As of 2006, the town of Kentville had a population of 5,815 people....

, Aldershot developed as a farming community along the Cornwallis Valley Railway

Cornwallis Valley Railway

The Cornwallis Valley Railway was a historic Canadian railway in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. It was built in 1889 and ran from Kentville to Kingsport serving the Cornwallis Township area of Kings County...

 branchline of the Dominion Atlantic Railway

Dominion Atlantic Railway

The Dominion Atlantic Railway was a historic Canadian railway which operated in the western part of Nova Scotia, primarily through an agricultural district known as the Annapolis Valley....

 in the 19th century, served by Nova Scotia Route 359

Nova Scotia Route 359

Route 359 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Kings County and connects Kentville near Trunk 1 with Halls Harbour.-Communities:*Kentville*Aldershot*Steam Mill Village*Centreville*East Halls Harbour Road...

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The community grew substantially after 1904 when the British Army and later the Department of Militia and Defence

Department of Militia and Defence (Canada)

The Department of Militia and Defence was the department responsible for military forces in Canada from 1906-1921.The Minister of Militia and Defence was in charge of this department....

 expropriated a large tract of land north of the Cornwallis River for an army training facility.

Named Camp Aldershot

LFAATC Aldershot

Land Force Atlantic Area Training Centre Aldershot is a training facility for Land Force Atlantic Area of the Canadian Army. It is located in Kings County, Nova Scotia....

, it continues to operate.