Charlos Cove is a small community in

Guysborough County Guysborough County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The area was first inhabited by the indigenous Mi'kmaq, and was colonized by France in the 17th century. Following the defeat of France in North America, the area w ...

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, Canada. It is administratively part of the

Municipality of the District of Guysborough Guysborough, officially the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, is a Canadian List of district municipalities in Nova Scotia#District municipality, district municipality in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Guysborough County, Nova Scoti ...

. The community was first settled by

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in the aftermath of the

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. It is named for one of the first settlers, Charles Richard.

Geography

Charlos Cove is located on the north side of Tor Bay.

History

Charlos Cove was founded following the

. Seeking remote places away from British oversight, the first Acadian settlers came to Charlos Cove in the 1760's. Settlers Charles Richard, Joseph Richard, Oliver Flemming, and John Avery made petitions for land grants in 1799. A survey was conducted on 20 May 1800 and shows houses and buildings owned by the settlers on un-granted land. Another survey was conducted in 1809. The settlers relied on the sea for transportation and livelihood. A postal way office was established in 1869, with Henry Lyndon as postmaster. St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church was built in 1876 and is the centre of the community. The first school house was built in 1879, and in 1920 a two-room school was built, which is today used as the parish hall. The population in 1956 was 235.

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Charlos Cove History
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