词条 | Meaghers Grant, Nova Scotia |
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Meaghers Grant is a rural community in the Musquodoboit Valley region of the eastern Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on Route 357 . The community is located on the Musquodoboit River and the economy is mainly farming and forestry. It is approximately 45 minutes away from Halifax, the province's capital city. The River Oaks Golf course is located there. HistoryMeagher's Grant was land owned by Captain Martin Meagher (name pronounced Mar, though community pronounced MY-ers) in the 18th century. John Dunbrack was the first person to build a frame house in the Meagher's Grant area, and he and his wife were granted Gibraltar, an area south of Meagher's Grant by Captain Martin Meagher in 1786.[1] Communications
Attractions{{Location map|Canada Nova Scotia|width=220 |lon_dir=W|lat_dir=N |lat_deg = 44 |lat_min = 55 |lat_sec = 55.62 |lon_deg = 63 |lon_min = 14 |lon_sec = 18.93 |caption = Meaghers Grant in Nova Scotia }}
|Centre = Meaghers Grant, Nova Scotia |N =Elderbank, Nova Scotia Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia Via {{jct|state=NS|Route|357}} {{jct|state=NS|Route|212}} |NE = |E = |SE = |S =Gibraltar, Nova Scotia Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia Via {{jct|state=NS|Route|357}} To {{jct|state=NS|Trunk|7}} |SW = |W = |NW =Wyses Corner, Nova Scotia Via Wyse Rd. To {{jct|state=NS|Route|212}} }} References1. ^{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Jennie|title=Musquodoboit Pioneers: A Record of Seventy Families, Their Homesteads and Genealogies 1780 - 1980|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canns/musq1.html|publisher=Nova Scotia GenWeb Project|accessdate=11 February 2013}} External links
2 : Communities in Halifax, Nova Scotia|General Service Areas in Nova Scotia |
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