Wilmot, Nova Scotia

Wilmot in Nova Scotia

Wilmot is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County.[1]

The community takes its name from Wilmot Township, one of the early subdivisions of Annapolis County. The township was named after Montague Wilmot.[2][3] The township was granted in 1764 to New England settlers and by 1827 had a population of 2294.[4]

The community was settled by Loyalist Timothy Ruggles and Major Samuel Vetch Bayard.

References

  1. ↑ "Wilmot". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/placenamesofprov00browuoft#page/n157/mode/2up
  3. ↑ Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 736. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Bouchette, Joseph (1832). The British Dominions in North America; or a Topographical and statistical description of the provinces of Lower and Upper Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the Islands of Newfoundland, Prince Edward, and Cape Breton. London: Longman & Company. p. 38. Retrieved 15 February 2018.


Coordinates: 44°57′24.85″N 65°0′25.68″W / 44.9569028°N 65.0071333°W / 44.9569028; -65.0071333 (Wilmot, Nova Scotia)


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