Carleton Corner

Carleton Corner in Nova Scotia

Carleton Corner is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County adjacent to Bridgetown.[1] It is a designated place with a population of 106 in 2016.[2] It is on Nova Scotia Route 201.[1]

This village was the site of the Battle of Bloody Creek (1711) and the Battle of Bloody Creek (1757). The Morse cemetery is a private family cemetery created in 1790, and is now designated a provincial heritage property. It is surrounded by a vintage wrought iron fence, and the graves of descendants of New England Planters Abner and Anna Morse bear grave markers from the period 1793 to 1924.[3]

Coordinates: 44°49′0″N 65°17′0″W / 44.81667°N 65.28333°W / 44.81667; -65.28333 (Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia)

References

  1. 1 2 "Carleton Corner". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Carleton Corner". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Morse Cemetery. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 29 January 2018.


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