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Englishtown is an unincorporated area in the Municipality of the County of Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the site of the 
Settlers arrive in the late 1700s. Little is known about them since their immediate descendants emigrated in search of better conditions.
A well-known resident from the 1800s was giant Angus McAskill.
Englishtown Ferry
The Englishtown Ferry is a cable ferry carrying Nova Scotia Route 312
Route 312 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
It is located in Victoria County and connects Englishtown at Highway 105 with River Bennet at ...
cable ferry that carries Nova Scotia Route 312 across St. Anns Harbour.
The area was known as Mohagadecek by the Miꞌkmaq. It is one of the oldest settlements in North America, having been established as a French fishing port in 1597. In 1629, Charles Daniel constructed Fort Sainte Anne, the first French fortification in Île-Royale
The Salvation Islands (french: ÃŽles du Salut, so called because the missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland; sometimes mistakenly called Safety Islands) are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about off the coast of Fre ...
. It was the site of the first Jesuit mission in North America. Along with St. Peter's, Nova Scotia
St. Peter's (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile Pheadair''; formerly known as "Santo Pedro", "Saint-Pierre", "Port Toulouse", and "St. Peters") is a small incorporated village located on Cape Breton Island in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
This ...
, it was the only settlement on Ile Royale prior to Louisbourg
Louisbourg is an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.
History
The French military founded the Fortress of Louisbourg in 1713 and its fortified seaport on the southwest part of the harbour, ...
. The French also knew it as Grand Cibou, and Port Dauphin. It was called Baile nan Gall (Town of the English) in Scottish Gaelic. After 1669 there was no (European) inhabitants in the area for the next 50 years.
Settlers arrive in the late 1700s. Little is known about them since their immediate descendants emigrated in search of better conditions.
A well-known resident from the 1800s was giant Angus McAskill.
References
{{Reflist 1629 establishments in the French colonial empire Communities in Victoria County, Nova Scotia Populated places established in 1629