Tufts Cove, Nova Scotia
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Tufts Cove is a Canadian
urban neighbourhood in the Dartmouth
area of Nova Scotia
's Halifax Regional Municipality. It is situated on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour
in the North End of Dartmouth.
The area was named after the Tufts family a prominent Boston area family. Gershom Tufts came to Dartmouth in 1749. The land was also the site of a small Mi'kmaq settlement known as Turtle Grove until it was destroyed in the Halifax Explosion
on December 6, 1917. The settlement dated at least to the late 18th century. A painting from the 1790s shows a Mi'kmaq family at the cove and an oil painting circa 1837 by William Eager shows a Mi'kmaq encampment at Tuft's Cove. The Turtle Grove settlement was never rebuilt after the explosion. Survivors were settled in other Nova Scotian reserves. Disposal of the land is being planned by the Canadian federal government's Canada Lands Company. Mi'kmaq from the Millbrook Reserve near Truro have applied for a portion of the former Shannon Park military housing development beside the cove.
The entrance to the cove was crossed by a railway trestle in the 1880s connecting to the short-lived railway bridge across the Narrows. The tracks were relocated to the head of the cove in the 1890s when the bridge collapsed. Shannon Park
, a large military housing complex was built beside the cove in the 1950s. It closed in 2004.
The neighbourhood boundaries of Tufts Cove are approximately from Albro Lake Road in the south to Highway 111
in the north, and from Victoria Road
in the east with the harbour to the west.
The dominant feature of Tufts Cove is the Tuft's Cove Generating Station
, whose smokestacks tower over the area. The construction of the plant required the purchase and subsequent destruction of a large number of the neighbourhood's homes by Nova Scotia Power
in 1965.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
urban neighbourhood in the Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
area 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...
's Halifax Regional Municipality. It is situated on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour
Halifax Harbour
Halifax Harbour is a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality.-Harbour description:The harbour is called Jipugtug by the Mi'kmaq first nation, anglisized as Chebucto...
in the North End of Dartmouth.
The area was named after the Tufts family a prominent Boston area family. Gershom Tufts came to Dartmouth in 1749. The land was also the site of a small Mi'kmaq settlement known as Turtle Grove until it was destroyed in the Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion occurred on Thursday, December 6, 1917, when the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, was devastated by the huge detonation of the SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship, fully loaded with wartime explosives, which accidentally collided with the Norwegian SS Imo in "The Narrows"...
on December 6, 1917. The settlement dated at least to the late 18th century. A painting from the 1790s shows a Mi'kmaq family at the cove and an oil painting circa 1837 by William Eager shows a Mi'kmaq encampment at Tuft's Cove. The Turtle Grove settlement was never rebuilt after the explosion. Survivors were settled in other Nova Scotian reserves. Disposal of the land is being planned by the Canadian federal government's Canada Lands Company. Mi'kmaq from the Millbrook Reserve near Truro have applied for a portion of the former Shannon Park military housing development beside the cove.
The entrance to the cove was crossed by a railway trestle in the 1880s connecting to the short-lived railway bridge across the Narrows. The tracks were relocated to the head of the cove in the 1890s when the bridge collapsed. Shannon Park
Shannon Park, Nova Scotia
Shannon Park is a former military community on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is immediately south of the A. Murray MacKay Bridge in the city of Dartmouth...
, a large military housing complex was built beside the cove in the 1950s. It closed in 2004.
The neighbourhood boundaries of Tufts Cove are approximately from Albro Lake Road in the south to Highway 111
Nova Scotia Highway 111
Highway 111 is a 13-kilometre controlled access freeway in Nova Scotia, Canada.Highway 111 varies from 4-12 lanes and is known informally as the Dartmouth "Circumferential Highway", or, more recently, "The Circ", since it is a partial orbital road. The highway runs from Pleasant Street in the...
in the north, and from Victoria Road
Nova Scotia Route 322
Route 322 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality and connects southeastern Dartmouth at Trunk 7 with Cole Harbour at Route 207....
in the east with the harbour to the west.
The dominant feature of Tufts Cove is the Tuft's Cove Generating Station
Tuft's Cove Generating Station
Tufts Cove Generating Station is a Canadian electrical generating station located in the Dartmouth neighbourhood of Tufts Cove in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality....
, whose smokestacks tower over the area. The construction of the plant required the purchase and subsequent destruction of a large number of the neighbourhood's homes by Nova Scotia Power
Nova Scotia Power
Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a power generating and delivery company in Nova Scotia. It is privately owned by Emera and regulated by the provincial government via the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board .-History:...
in 1965.
External links
- Destination Nova Scotia
- Google Maps image of Tufts Cove
- "Turtle Grove Explained" Video: Museum Curator Explains effects of Halifax Explosion on Tufts cove and Turtle Grove