Collegeville is the former name for the community of Ashdale, a community in Antigonish County,

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. The highest temperature ever recorded in Nova Scotia occurred at the Collegeville climate station, when on 19 August 1935 the mercury climbed to . The Environment Canada weather station in Ashdale retains the name Collegeville. The Collegeville post office opened June 1, 1887 and closed February 29, 1932.Refer to the index of geographical names for Nova Scotia a
the official page
and the current edition of The Nova Scotia Atlas. During the 2nd World War, the weather station and the Ashdale school shared accommodations at the old school house at 15 Ashdale school road now owned by the Wallace family. Of note, the highest temperature ever recorded in NS was at this location. On August 19, 1935 a temperature of 38.3 was recorded at the schoolhouse in Ashdale.

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Communities in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia {{AntigonishNS-geo-stub