Dunmaglass, Nova Scotia
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Dunmaglass (''Dun Mac-glais'') is a locality in the
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province of
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...
, located in Antigonish County. Formerly a small community, the use of the name as such was rescinded in 1976. Formerly known as both "back settlement of Knoydart" and "Summerville", it was officially named in 1879 after
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, the home of its first settlers.


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