Mahone Bay (town)
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The town viewed from the east with its three churches visible
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| Motto: "A Treasure Since 1754" | ||
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| Coordinates: 44°26′56″N 64°22′55″W / 44.44889°N 64.38194°WCoordinates: 44°26′56″N 64°22′55″W / 44.44889°N 64.38194°W | ||
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 Canada
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 Nova Scotia
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| County | Lunenburg County | |
| Founded | 1754 | |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1919 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | C. Joseph Feeney | |
| • Governing Body | Mahone Bay Town Council | |
| • MLA | Suzanne Lohnes-Croft Liberal | |
| • MP | Bernadette Jordan (L) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,036 | |
| • Density | 332.1/km2 (860/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | |
| Postal code span | B0J | |
| Area code(s) | 902 | |
| Telephone Exchanges | 521, 624, 627 | |
| Median household income (2005) | $36,374 | |
| Total private dwellings | 571 | |
| Website | townofmahonebay.ca | |
Mahone Bay is a town located on the northwest shore of Mahone Bay along the South Shore of Nova Scotia in Lunenburg County.
Mahone Bay was first settled during Father Le Loutre's War. The first to arrive were those who lived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and had farm lots throughout the peninsula, including Mahone Bay. The people who settled on the Lunenburg Peninsula, including the present-day village of Mahone Bay, were foreign protestants who were German, Swiss, and Montbéliardais settlers.
During the French and Indian War (which included the Expulsion of the Acadians), there were nine Native and Acadian (Catholic) raids against the protestant settlers on the Lunenburg Peninsula. The French, Acadians and natives were resisting the British control over Nova Scotia and Acadia. One such raid – the Raid on Lunenburg (1756) – happened just off the shores of Mahone Bay on present-day Covey Island and [John] Rous Island.
Another raid happened on 24 August 1758 in the village of Mahone Bay, when eight Mi'kmaq attacked the family homes of Lay and Brant. While they killed three people in the raid, the Mi'kmaq were unsuccessful in taking their scalps, which was the common practice for payment from the French.
During the War of 1812, the American privateer schooner Young Teazer was trapped off the shores of Mahone Bay by the HMS Hogue (1811). To avoid capture, a crew member of the Young Teazer destroyed his own ship, killing most of the crew.
The town prospered with wooden shipbuilding in the 19th century. While shipbuilding decline with the arrival of steel and steam vessels, Mahone Bay became known for its boatbuilding. World War I and II brought brief revivals of shipbuilding with construction of schooners, tugs and barges. After the war, the ship yard became known for innovative production of moulded plywood boats.
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