Lincolnville is a small 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 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 ...

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 ...

. Lincolnville is a predominantly

African-Canadian Black Canadians () are Canadians of full or partial Afro-Caribbean or sub-Saharan African descent. Black Canadian settlement and immigration patterns can be categorized into two distinct groups. The majority of Black Canadians are descendants ...

community situated next to

Upper Big Tracadie Upper Big Tracadie is a small community in the Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Antigonish County. It is a rural, predominantly Black Nova Scotians, African Canadian community. Led by Thomas B ...

. The community is served by the Lincolnville Community Center and the Tracadie United Baptist Church. One of the last segregated schools in Nova Scotia, the Lincolnville School closed in 1983.

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Lincolnville on Destination Nova Scotia Lincolnville Development
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