Five Mile River is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. The community takes its name from the river which runs through it, and includes the locality of Three Mile River. The first

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in the area were 750 acres to John McMonagle on April 10th, 1811; 400 acres to Duncan McDonald on August 10th, 1811; 500 acres to Robert O'Brien on February 23rd, 1815; and 350 acres to William Sim on March 30th, 1829. A church was erected in the area in 1853 and

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on June 29th, 1856. A new church was almost completed by June of 1881, and was consecrated on August 24th of the same year as the church of St. John the Baptist.

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Communities in Hants County, Nova Scotia Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia {{HantsNS-geo-stub