Doctors Brook

Doctors Brook in Nova Scotia

Doctors Brook (Canadian Gaelic: Allt an Doctair) is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. It is on Nova Scotia Route 245. [1] It was named for Dr. Alexander MacDonald, the first medical doctor in Antigonish County.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Doctors Brook". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 171. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

Coordinates: 45°46′19.25″N 62°8′11.18″W / 45.7720139°N 62.1364389°W / 45.7720139; -62.1364389 (Doctors Brook, Nova Scotia)


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