Dean is a small
farming
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&
forestry
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community in the
North Branch Musquodoboit in the
Musquodoboit Valley
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along the
Halifax Regional Municipality
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/
Colchester County county line, in the Canadian province of
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
, along
Route 336. Other communities in the North Branch include Elmsvale, Greenwood,
Upper Musquodoboit, and
Moose River Gold Mines, among others.
Transportation
Route 336 runs north–south through Dean. The only other major road in the community is Woodside Rd, which leads to
Trafalgar Trafalgar most often refers to:
* Battle of Trafalgar (1805), fought near Cape Trafalgar, Spain
* Trafalgar Square, a public space and tourist attraction in London, England
It may also refer to:
Music
* ''Trafalgar'' (album), by the Bee Gees
Pl ...
, in neighboring
Guysborough County
Guysborough County is a county in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
History
Taking its name from the Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Township of Guysborough, which was named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, 1st B ...
. There are other minor gravel/dirt roads in Dean.
Communications
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Telephone exchange 902 - 568
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Postal code
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- B0N 2M0
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