Farrells River, formerly known as Parrsboro River, is a small river that flows south into an aboiteau on

Parrsboro Harbour Parrsboro Harbour is a Canadian harbour located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Situated on the north shore of the Minas Basin at its western boundary, the harbour is fed by several fresh water sources: * Farrell River (through the Parrsbor ...

on the Minas Basin near the town of

Parrsboro Parrsboro 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 ...

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 ...

Miꞌkmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the nort ...

summer encampments bordered the river near the current Glooscap restaurant on a flat which is now blueberry fields with bee hives. A story is told of a small plane flown by novice Air Force pilots that was forced to land in heavy fog in Parrsboro Bay. The local people, hearing the engines in trouble in the sky, lit fires along the Farrell River to indicate a landing strip on the ice at the mouth of the river. The young pilot landed the plane, but bounced, and it cleared the bridge, barely tipping telegraph wires and landing on the other side with no casualties.Conrad Byers, historical plaque

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Landforms of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Rivers of Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-river-stub

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