Northfield, Queens, Nova Scotia

Northfield is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality.[1]

Northfield in Nova Scotia

Northfield was the birthplace in 1883 of noted shipbuilder James Havelock Harding.

Northfield was also home to the Luxton family who operated a sawmill on Luxton Lake in Kejimkujik National Park until the mill was forced to move to Mill Lake near Northfield in 1969 when the Park was created.[2]

References

  1. Julia, Savas. "Northfield,_Queens,_Nova_Scotia". www.destination-ns.com. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. Michael Haynes, Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia, Goose Lane Editions, Halifax (1995) p. 304


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