Athol, Nova Scotia
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Athol is a very small community along Route 302
in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
. It is located between Amherst, Nova Scotia
and Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
.
It has no major businesses apart from a moderate sized lumber business owned and run by a number of brothers from the same family. When the lumber season is quiet it just so happens to be the season for blueberries which is big business. Athol has a very small population. The school line for Parrsboro Regional High School
and River Hebert District High School is located in Athol. The Little Forks Road, and the Athol Road, two major roads leading to Springhill, Nova Scotia
, start in Athol. Athol is located on the Maccan River
. The nearest "town" to Athol for grocery shopping is Amherst which provides stores including A&W, Tim Hortons, Sobeys, Zellers and Wal Mart.
Athol appears as Bathol in the novelist Will R. Bird's Here Stays Good Yorkshire. Athol was settled by Yorkshire immigrants in the late eighteenth century.
Nova Scotia Route 302
Route 302 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is in Cumberland County and connects Amherst at Trunk 2 with Southampton at Trunk 2.-Communities:*Southampton*South Athol*Athol*Maccan*Nappan...
in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. It is located between Amherst, Nova Scotia
Amherst, Nova Scotia
Amherst is a Canadian town in northwestern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.Located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, Amherst is strategically situated on the eastern boundary of the Tantramar Marshes 3 kilometres east of the interprovincial border with New...
and Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
Parrsboro is a Canadian town located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.The town is known for its port on the Minas Basin, the Ship's Company Theatre productions and the Fundy Geological Museum.-History:...
.
It has no major businesses apart from a moderate sized lumber business owned and run by a number of brothers from the same family. When the lumber season is quiet it just so happens to be the season for blueberries which is big business. Athol has a very small population. The school line for Parrsboro Regional High School
Parrsboro Regional High School
Parrsboro Regional High School also known as PRHS is a school located in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada. PRHS consists of six grades- 7,8,9,10,11 and 12, with approximately 250 students and with two classes per grade; generally known as ClassA and ClassB PRHS is located adjacent to Parrsboro...
and River Hebert District High School is located in Athol. The Little Forks Road, and the Athol Road, two major roads leading to Springhill, Nova Scotia
Springhill, Nova Scotia
-Coal mining:The first industrial coal mining in the area took place in the 1870s after a rail connection was built by the Springhill and Parrsboro Coal and Railway Company to the newly completed Intercolonial Railway at neighbouring Springhill Junction....
, start in Athol. Athol is located on the Maccan River
Maccan River
The Maccan River is a small tidal river contained completely within Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. The river terminates at the confluence with River Hebert at Amherst Point, and empties into the Cumberland Basin. The river's tidal bore may be viewed from the Tidal Wetlands Park in...
. The nearest "town" to Athol for grocery shopping is Amherst which provides stores including A&W, Tim Hortons, Sobeys, Zellers and Wal Mart.
Athol appears as Bathol in the novelist Will R. Bird's Here Stays Good Yorkshire. Athol was settled by Yorkshire immigrants in the late eighteenth century.