Berwick, Nova Scotia
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Berwick's commercial street
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| Nickname(s): Apple Capital of Nova Scotia | |||
| Motto: By Industry and Ingenuity | |||
 Berwick
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| Coordinates: 45°2′N 64°44′W / 45.033°N 64.733°W | |||
| Country |
 Canada
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 Nova Scotia
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| County | Kings County | ||
| Founded | 1800s | ||
| Incorporated | May 25, 1923 | ||
| Electoral Districts Federal |
West Nova |
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| Provincial | Kings West | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Don Clarke | ||
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Council of the Town of Berwick | ||
| • MLA | Leo Glavine (L) | ||
| • MP | Colin Fraser (L) | ||
| Area (2016) | |||
| • Total | 6.58 km2 (2.54 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 2,509 | ||
| • Density | 381.3/km2 (988/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| Postal code | B0P | ||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||
| Telephone Exchange | 538 | ||
| Median Earnings* | $44,272 | ||
| NTS Map | 021H02 | ||
| GNBC Code | CACVC | ||
| Website | Town of Berwick | ||
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Berwick is a Canadian town in Kings County, Nova Scotia. The town is located in the eastern part of the Annapolis Valley on the Cornwallis River. The town site stretches south from the river and Exit 15 of Highway 101 to Highway 1. Berwick occupies 6.80 km2 (2.6 sq mi) and has an elevation of 43 m (141 ft) above sea level.
As the headwaters of the Cornwallis River, Berwick was used by Nova Scotia's Mi'kmaq people and later Acadians as a crossing place between the Cornwallis and the Annapolis River which rises to the west. Acadians built a rough road between the two rivers just to the south of the town, a route which after British settlement became The Post Road or Highway No. 1 the main road connected western communities in Nova Scotia.
The Berwick area was granted to several New England Planter families in 1760 but the community was not settled until 1810 when Benjamin Congdon built on the townsite. It was known progressively as the "Congdon Settlement", "Curry's Corner", and "Davison's Corner" after various prominent families and storekeepers. Residents decided in 1851 to name it Berwick after the English town of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Berwick became a station on the Windsor and Annapolis Railway in 1869. The railway radically transformed the town, moving the centre of business a mile south away from the original Main Street by the Cornwallis River with the town centre organized along Commercial Street which led to the businesses which grew around the tracks. The railway, which became known as the Dominion Atlantic Railway in 1894, created a large export market for apples which attracted warehouses and spin-off industries to Berwick. Berwick had rail service until the Dominion Atlantic Railway abandoned the former W&AR main line through town in March 1990.
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