Weaver Settlement, Nova Scotia
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Weaver Settlement is a small community in Digby County
, Nova Scotia
, Canada
. Prior to 1934 it was known as "Harlem". It is located on Highway 340, just outside of Weymouth
. Municipal jurisdiction is split between the District of Clare
and the Municipality of the District of Digby
.
Digby County, Nova Scotia
Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Taking its name from the Township of Digby , which had been named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby who dispatched HMS Atlanta to convey loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby,...
, 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...
, Canada
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...
. Prior to 1934 it was known as "Harlem". It is located on Highway 340, just outside of Weymouth
Weymouth, Nova Scotia
-History:The area was settled in the 1760s by New England Planters after the Acadian Expulsion. The town was formally founded by Loyalists in 1783 . Current day Weymouth was once called Weymouth Bridge, and Weymouth North was called Weymouth...
. Municipal jurisdiction is split between the District of Clare
Clare, Nova Scotia
Clare is a municipal district in western Nova Scotia, Canada.Primarily an Acadian region, Clare occupies the western half of Digby County. Most of the municipality's settled areas are located along St. Marys Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of Maine...
and the Municipality of the District of Digby
Digby, Nova Scotia (municipal district)
Digby is a municipal district in Digby County, Nova Scotia.The district forms the eastern part of Digby County and uses the legal name The Municipality of the District of Digby...
.