Malignant Cove is a small community in the

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province of

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, located in

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. 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.

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