Round Hill, Nova Scotia

Round Hill in Nova Scotia

Coordinates: 44°46′24.78″N 65°24′10.13″W / 44.7735500°N 65.4028139°W / 44.7735500; -65.4028139 (Round Hill, Nova Scotia) Round Hill is a rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County about 10 kilometres east of Annapolis Royal on Route 201.[1] Earlier names include Pré Ronde (French, meaning 'round meadow' for its situation in a horseshoe bend in the Annapolis River) and Rosette, the nickname of an Acadian settler.[2]

John Whitman and his sons Elnathan (1785–1868) and Alfred (1797–1861 and grand-son George Whitman (born 1823) were farmers and political figures in Nova Scotia born at Rosette (later Round Hill). The Massachusetts Loyalist James De Lancey settled in Round Hill in 1783.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Round Hill". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 590. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Moody, Barry M (1983). "James De Lancey". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved December 1, 2014.


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