Port Medway is a community in the

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province of

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, located in the

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History

Was early settled by United Empire Loyalists via Land Petitions/Memorials in the 1780s per N.S. Archives Because of its deep harbor, the town originally housed a significant wooden shipbuilding industry owned by the Wylde family. At its most prosperous, over 5,000 inhabitants lived and worked there. When the industry disappeared the population dwindled to a few hundred residents. After the historic lighthouse was decommissioned, it was purchased by Queens County and restored in 2002. More details o
Port-Medway

Nova Scotia Archives Letson Album, Port Medway
Communities in the Region of Queens Municipality General Service Areas in Nova Scotia