North Alton is a Canadian

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community in Kings County,

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just outside

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. The community is situated in the

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between South Alton and

at the intersection of Trunk 12 and

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. In 2010 the annual

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came from North Alton. A resident, Everett John Ward, made a fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. A member of the

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, he served in Dawson City for several years before striking it rich. Known thereafter as "Klondike Ward", he returned to Kentville in later life and made investments in the town.National RCMP Grave Information Website and Database
"Reg.#2323, Cst. Everett John WARD, NWMP"
(letter from Dick Pulsifer, 2009)

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