Kingsburg, Nova Scotia
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Kingsburg is a town that is part of the Riverport
Riverport, Nova Scotia
Riverport is a charming community, surrounding the fairhaven of Ritcey's Cove, situated beautifully at the end of the LaHave River in Nova Scotia, Canada. Settled in 1754, the harbour, free from shoals, and in which marine craft are safe from every wind, is one of the finest in North America...

 District and at the end of the Kingsburg area. The community is approximately 130 kilometers from Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Regional Municipality had a 2006 census population of 372,679, while the metropolitan area had a 2010 estimated population of 403,188, and the urban area of Halifax had a population of 282,924...

, 30 kilometers from Bridgewater
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Bridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. It is the largest town in the South Shore region. While the majority of the South Shore's economy is based upon the tourist trade, Bridgewater is more a commercial and industrial centre and...

 and 25 kilometers from Lunenburg and now a summer vacation area.

The Kingsburg area also features two large beaches, Hirtle's Beach and Kingsburg Beach. There is also a protected cape which features hiking trails called Gaff Point. Kingsburg has three large and two smaller ponds that are popular for swimming.

History

Kingsburg began with 30-acre land lots issued for settlement was settled by the original Foreign Protestants settlers. Five of the found families were led by Leonard Hirtle, John Mossman, Peter Knack, Christian Hartman and John Kayser.

It was for many decades primarily a fishing community. The village grew to have a couple hundred residents. By the late twentieth century, with the widespread decline of small-scale Atlantic fishery, most fishing culture has disappeared. With little opportunity, the town's population collapsed and many of the buildings were abandoned and destroyed, leaving the town with only a few dozen full time inhabitants.

Economy

Housebuilding is alive in the area with the first wave of construction buying and restoring older houses in the community. With the awe inspiring the landscape inspiring creative designers and hard working tradesmen created new custom homes with beautiful views for buyers. The new vacation destination has had a positive impact on the population of remote summer village. Today the area boasts a premium for housing prices. A lot of new ground and roads have been opened for future development.

Much of the rural infrastructure for Upper and Lower Kingsburg is centered in Riverport, Nova Scotia. This includes Riverport Electric, the first municipal utility incorporated in Nova Scotia, the Riverport & District Fire Department, Riverport & District Community Center, Riverport Community School and Riverport Post Office. Rose Bay General Store offers a wide range of locally based goods and services. The best location for retail goods is Bridgewater, Nova Scotia and exceptional dining is Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Culture

With the anchor of the ocean and the beaches in Kingsburg, the battle for future development and appreciation of natural landscape continues. One organization leading the way on nature preservation is the Kingsburg Conservation Conservancy. Their work has helped preserve traditional access to shorelines from construction. With their efforts major accomplishments of acquiring land the lands of Gaff Point and West Iron Bound Island occurred allowing access to all visitors forever.

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