Port Medway, Nova Scotia
Port Medway is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality.
Port Medway in Nova Scotia
History
Was early settled by United Empire Loyalists via Land Petitions/Memorials in the 1780s per N.S. Archives
Because of its deep harbor, the town originally housed a significant wooden shipbuilding industry owned by the Wylde family. At its most prosperous, over 5,000 inhabitants lived and worked there. When the industry disappeared the population dwindled to a few hundred residents.
After the historic lighthouse was decommissioned, it was purchased by Queens County and restored in 2002.
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