Kempt Shore is a small community in the

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province of

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, located in The Municipality of the District of West Hants in

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, named after General Sir James Kempt, who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1820 - 28. Kempt Shore Presbyterian Church

Situated at the mouth of the Avon river and overlooking

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, it is home to the annual Acoustic Maritime Music Festival.

History

Kempt Shore is named after General Sir James Kempt, who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1820 - 28. There had been a few Acadian families living in this area prior to the

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in 1755. British settlers arrived to take over the lands in the early 19th Century. Kempt Shore Ocean View Campground is the site of the Acoustic Maritime Music Festival, held the third full weekend of July.

References

Kempt Shore on Destination Nova Scotia
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