South Maitland, Nova Scotia
South Maitland, Nova Scotia | |
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 Observation Deck at Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre | |
  South Maitland, Nova Scotia South Maitland in Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′13″N 63°28′22″W / 45.25361°N 63.47278°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| County | Hants County |
| Municipality | East Hants Municipality |
| Elevation | 10−110 m (−400 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal Code | B0N |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 883 |
| NTS Map | 011E06 |
| GNBC Code | CBJRA |
South Maitland is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County.[1][2] The community was one of the stops on the Shubenacadie Canal system and the site of a number of 19th century shipyards including the yard that built the barque Calburga in 1890, the last large square rigger to sail under a Canadian flag. The village is best known for the historic bridge built over the Shubenacadie River by the Midland Railway, part of the Dominion Atlantic Railway in 1901.[3] Demolished in the 1990s, a surviving abutment of the railway bridge was retrofitted in 2006 by the Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre as a lookoff and walking trail showcasing the tides of the Shubenacadie River. A decommissioned railway caboose is also preserved beside the trail.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nova Scotia GeoNAMES". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "Canadian Geographical Names Database". nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "South Maitland Bridge", Dominion Atlantic Railway Digital Preservation Institute
- ^ "About us", Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre Archived 2015-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
External Links
[edit]- Nova Scotia Railway Heritage
- Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre
- South Maitland on Destination Nova Scotia
45°15′13″N 63°28′22″W / 45.25361°N 63.47278°W
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