McNutts Island is a community in the
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
province of
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 ...
, located in the
Shelburne municipal district of
Shelburne County
Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
History
Shelburne County was founded in 1784 shortly following the influx of Loyalist settlers evacuated from the newly independent United States of America. It was originally ...
.
[Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts](_blank)
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History
The island was named after Col. Alexander McNutt, who lived here in the late 1760s.
During World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, a battery of two 10 inch M1888 guns were built on the island. It was abandoned in 1945 after the war ended, but the guns remain in place until today.Canada’s East Coast Forts, Canadian Military History, Volume 21, Issue 2
/ref> However, the island wasn't abandoned in 1945 because there were a few families who lived there during and after the war.
See also
* List of communities in Nova Scotia
This is a list of communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, as designated by thUnion of Nova Scotia Municipalities For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as an unincorporated settlement inside or outside a municipality.
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References
External links
McNutts Island on Destination Nova Scotia
Communities in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Populated coastal places in Canada
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