Martins River is a community in the

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province of

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, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County. It takes its name from the river which flows through the community. A section of the

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passes through the community on the former alignment of the

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References

Martin's River on Destination Nova Scotia
* ttps://novascotia.ca/archives/places/page.asp?ID=418 Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia General Service Areas in Nova Scotia {{LunenburgNS-geo-stub