Trafalgar is a Canadian

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community located inland from

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's Eastern Shore. While it is named after the

Battle of Trafalgar The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement that took place on 21 October 1805 between the Royal Navy and a combined fleet of the French Navy, French and Spanish Navy, Spanish navies during the War of the Third Coalition. As part of Na ...

, it is not pronounced the same as Trafalgar England. Emphasis is on the first syllable traf'-el-GAR. It is located at the boundaries of

Pictou County Pictou County is a county in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 43,657 people in 2021, a decline of 0.2 percent from 2016. Further ...

, Guysborough County (specifically the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's) and Halifax County (specifically the

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). Trafalgar is located on Route 374 at the north end of the Liscomb Sanctuary and an associated forest fire-fighting station.

Porcupine Lake-Trafalgar Forest Fire

During the summer of 1976, a small brush fire of unknown ignition broke out with the fire quickly spreading to surrounding wilderness. It eventually consumed some of forest. Pilot William Burtt of Dominion Pegasus helicopters was dispatched from Cape Breton Island. Burtt, flying a Bell 206 jet ranger, selflessly provided relentless aerial attack. Through his diligent & heroic actions, Burtt was able to save the lives of a boy scout troop trapped by the fire.

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HRM Civic Address Map
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Communities in Halifax, Nova Scotia Communities in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia Communities in Pictou County Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia