Herring Cove, Nova Scotia
Herring Cove (2006 pop.: 2,790) is a Canadian suburban and fishing community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. It is situated on the eastern shore of the Chebucto Peninsula, 15 kilometres south of Downtown Halifax. It is near the western approaches to Halifax Harbour, and can be reached both via Purcell's Cove along the coastal road and from inland via the Herring Cove Road through Spryfield. There are two schools in Herring Cove, William King Elementary and Herring Cove Junior High. The community is also home to a small variety of small businesses and programs.
It is notable as the landing point for several transatlantic communications cables including the fastest connectivity between London, England, and New York City.
Michael O'Power was granted a 90 hectare land grant in 1747 on the eastern side of Herring Cove. John Salusbury owned a 130-acre (0.53 km2) estate there in 1750, which he sold within a few years having been unable to earn an income from it. European settlement occurred in earnest around 1790. Many current residents are the descendants of original Irish-Catholic settlers to the area.
On November 24, 1797, the frigate HMS Tribune ran aground on nearby shoals. Only 12 of the ship's 250 passengers and crew survived. The rescue was orchestrated by 13-year-old Herring Cove resident Joe Cracker who rallied the community to the ship's aid and rescued the first two passengers in his small dory. There is a monument to Cracker at nearby Tribune Head which is named after the wreck. A school girl at the time of the original monument dedication, Margaret Alice (Sullivan) Power recited the story of the La Tribune to all who attended and again recited from memory the same poetic verse story at a re-dedication in 1996 at age 82.
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