Malignant Cove is a small community in the

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province of

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, located in

Antigonish County , nickname = , settlement_type = List of counties of Nova Scotia, County , motto = , image_skyline = Antigonish Harbour Panorama2.jpg , image_caption = , image_flag ...

. It was named for the sailing vessel ''Malignant'', which ran aground there during the American Revolution. It was renamed Milburn in 1915 but the new name was not adopted by the community. The founder of ''

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'', John Boyd, began as a printer in Malignant Cove.

References

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