Hastings is a 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

Annapolis County Annapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the western part of the province located on the Bay of Fundy. The county seat is Annapolis Royal. History Established August 17, 1759, by Order in Council, Annapolis ...

. Hastings was the scene of a thriving lumber operation, E. D. Davison & Sons, between 1905 and 1921, after which it was abandoned. Its peak of production was during World War I when the mill averaged 170,000 board feet of lumber in a 10-hour shift. Producing 7.8 million board feet of lumber annually, it was at the time the busiest saw milling operation in Nova Scotia. The mill and a small town were built on the east side of Mill Lake, now known as Springfield lake. The town dispersed after the mill burnt down in 1928.

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Communities in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Ghost towns in Nova Scotia Populated places established in 1905 Populated places disestablished in 1921 1905 establishments in Nova Scotia 1921 disestablishments in Nova Scotia {{AnnapolisNS-geo-stub

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