New Victoria (2001 pop.: 1,093) is a community in

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's Cape Breton Regional Municipality. New Victoria is located west of New Waterford and east of Victoria Mines. It is approximately 10 kilometres north of

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. It is a small, close-knit community which has a small church (St. Joseph's Church-

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) and a lighthouse named the

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. New Victoria is also the site of Fort Petrie, a 20th-century fortification and observation post which functioned during both world wars. The fort is now a museum.Historic Places
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Communities in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mining communities in Nova Scotia General Service Areas in Nova Scotia {{CapeBretonNS-geo-stub