Lucasville
Lucasville, CanadaThis community was established by a splinter group from the Upper Hammonds Plains area. Many of the residents were people who worked with the land, resulting in strong and vibrant farming community. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Sand Hill (Amherst)
Amherst, CanadaToday Amherst sits about 2 miles east of the original town. Prior to the town’s incorporation in 1889, the multi-ethnic population numbered around 4,000. Most of the African Canadian residents are located in an area called Sand Hill. Descendants from Sand Hill are able to trace their roots back to the arrival of the Loyalists to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. For more information visit the Cumberland County Museum and Archives or the Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association. For those interested in more artistic endeavors, come ’round to the Alpha Centre and Cumberland County School of the Arts Society. You might also want to look into the history of one of the few African Methodist Episcopal churches in Canada, the Highland African Methodist Episcopal Church (est. 1874), at 236 Upper Church Street. Although their mandate is primarily focused on employment, the Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association’s mission is “To promote education and awareness of African Nova Scotian culture.” You can find them on Victoria Street East in Amherst. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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North Sydney
North Sydney, CanadaIn the early 1900s many immigrants came to Cape Breton as laborers to work for the Dominion Iron and Steel Company. Blacks from the West Indies were among many cultural groups recruited to work in the coke ovens and most settled in Whitney Pier. Among the immigrants to settle were West Indian Blacks from Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent, Guyana, and other Caribbean locations. Other Black settlers came from smaller Nova Scotia centres such as Guysborough and Tracadie. The plant hired individuals accustomed to tropical climates on the premise that they would be able to withstand the hot conditions associated with the steel-making. One group of immigrants originally from the West Indies came over from Alabama but did not stay long as the harsh bitter winters were too difficult for them. Following the first group of wage labourers, there arrived a group of West Indians who established small businesses in the community of Whitney Pier. They were proud owners of grocery, book, and jewelry stores, and provided other services such as shoemaking, tailoring, carpentry, and plastering. The immigration also brought professionals from West Indies to Canada. One of the more socially prominent immigrants was Doctor Alvinus Calder, a native of Grenada and a graduate of McGill University, who set up a practice in Whitney Pier. A lawyer named F. A. Hamilton, from Barbados, practiced law in Sydney and published a province-wide weekly newspaper about Blacks called The Gleaner. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Boylston
Boylston, CanadaHighway 16 An early Black Loyalist population existed here. The area offers a breathtaking view of the Chedabucto Bay and the harbour can be seen from atop the hill of Boylston Provincial Park. Picnic and camping facilities are also available at this site. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Isaac's Harbour
Isaac's Harbour, CanadaAs you travel along Highway 7 from Dartmouth towards Guysborough you will pass Isaac’s Harbour, which is named for Isaac Webb, an early Black settler in the community. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Parrsboro
Parrsboro, CanadaParrsboro is a community located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. A regional service centre for southern Cumberland County, the community is also known for its port on the Minas Basin, the Ship's Company Theatre productions, and the Fundy Geological Museum. Wikipedia
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Tidnish
Tidnish, CanadaTidnish is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County. The population is 1,327. It has a community centre located at 4358 Highway 366, RR#2. Community area includes Tidnish River, Tidnish Bridge and Tidnish Cross Roads. Wikimedia
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Mulgrave
Mulgrave, CanadaMulgrave has a visitor information centre, picnic facilities, and a boardwalk. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Aldershot
Aldershot, CanadaNS Archives document: Benjamin Belcher of Belcher Street (near Port Williams), estate inventory http://ow.ly/hg3An Slaves were bequeathed by will and included in the inventory of the property of the deceased. Belcher (1743-1802), an early settler of the New England Planter township of Cornwallis, was a member of the House of Assembly and a pillar of the Church of England. Two of Belcher's former slaves were among the original settlers of the historic black communities of Pine Woods and Gibson Woods. Both settlements were later destroyed when the area was given over to military use (Camp Aldershot). Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Middleton
Middleton, CanadaMiddleton is a town in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Situated on the north bank of the Annapolis River, it is located near the centre of the Annapolis Valley, from which it gets its nickname, "The Heart of the Valley". Wikipedia
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Granville Ferry
Granville Ferry, CanadaCome view the commemorative plaque to Rev. Richard Preston, founder of the African United Baptist Association in 1854. Originally called the African Baptist Association, the AUBA is Canada’s oldest Black organization. Their first meeting was held at Granville Mountain. Its creation under the leadership of Reverend Preston brought together all of the existing Black Baptist churches in Nova Scotia and gave them a platform by which to address the social, economic, and educational issues of the day. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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River Hebert
River Hebert, CanadaRiver Hebert is a village on the River Hebert in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.It is approximately 25 kilometres southwest of Amherst. As of 2006 the population was 543. The village and the river are both named after Louis Hébert, a settler from Port Royal in 1604, who navigated the river. Wikipedia
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