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 Nova Scotia, Canada  Genealogy & History Resources New Brunswick Resources | Newfoundland & Labrador Resources | Nova Scotia Resources Prince Edward Island Resources | Loyalist Resources BOOK - Historic Sackville By Robert Paton Harvey Pubished by Nimbus Publishing, Halifax, 2002
Sackville, Halifax's first outpost, was settled in 1749 when Edward
Cornwallis established a fort at the "head of the basin" against
the threat of French soldiers and their Mi'kmaw allies. When
more peaceful times arrived in the late 1750s, thirty-two grants of five
hundred acres were allotted to entrepreneurs, who saw the prospect of
economic activity and profit in the timber-rich hinterland, and to
ordinary folk, who saw the Sackville River valley as a place to carry out
subsistence farming. These grants, collectively called the "farm lots,"
would shape the growth and development of the community of
Sackville for over two hundred years.In the early days, Sackville was always on the way to somewhere else since a network of communities sprang up along the two main roads-the Cobequid (Truro) road and the Windsor Road-connecting Halifax and mainland Nova Scotia. More recently, Sackville has become a provincially initiated satellite community serving the housing needs of the metropolitan Halifax area. Historic Sackville traces the gradual evolution of a cohesive farming community into a sprawling suburban one. Its collection of historic photographs of pioneer families, their activities, architecture, and celebrations is a reminder of the community's vital heritage, and its significant place in the development of the region. About the author:
6.5 x 9.25 inches Softcover (perfect-bound) ISBN13: 9781551094205 Pubished by Nimbus Publishing, Halifax, 2002 More Canadian Genealogy & History Resources from Global Genealogy:
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