Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
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Main Street Parrsboro
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| Motto: Parrsboro 'Rocks' | |||||
 Parrsboro
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| Coordinates: 45°24′21″N 64°19′33″W / 45.40583°N 64.32583°WCoordinates: 45°24′21″N 64°19′33″W / 45.40583°N 64.32583°W | |||||
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 Canada
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 Nova Scotia
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| Municipality | Municipality of the County of Cumberland | ||||
| Founded | 1670 | ||||
| Incorporated | July 15, 1889 | ||||
| Dissolved | November 1, 2016 | ||||
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley |
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| Provincial | Cumberland South | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Councilor | Norman Rafuse | ||||
| • MLA | Jamie Baillie (PC) | ||||
| • MP | Bill Casey (L) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 14.80 km2 (5.71 sq mi) | ||||
| Highest elevation | 47 m (154 ft) | ||||
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||||
| Population (2016) | |||||
| • Total | 1,205 | ||||
| • Density | 81.4/km2 (211/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | ||||
| Postal code | B0M 1S0 | ||||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||||
| Telephone exchange | 254 | ||||
| Median Earnings* | $27,472 | ||||
| NTS Map | 021H08 | ||||
| GNBC Code | CBCYW | ||||
| Website | parrsboro.ns.ca | ||||
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Parrsboro is a Canadian community located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
A regional service centre for southern Cumberland County, the community is also known for its port on the Minas Basin, the Ship's Company Theatre productions, and the Fundy Geological Museum.
Before the arrival of European settlers, Parrsboro was a portage point for Mikmaq travellers along the Minas Basin and Cumberland County river systems. The native inhabitants called the region "Awokum," meaning a 'short-cut' or 'passing-over point.'
The first European settlers were the Acadians in 1670 at the western mouth of the Parrsboro Harbour, near Partridge Island. After they were expelled in 1755, they were replaced by New England Planters. The centre of settlement gradually shifted from Partridge Island to the sheltered estuary of the Parrsboro River where a harbour and surrounding mills grew. The settlement, at first named Mill Village, was renamed Parrsboro in honour of Nova Scotia Governor John Parr in 1784, and the town was incorporated on July 15, 1889.
Parrsboro thrived in the mid 19th century as the hub of a string of shipbuilding communities from Economy to Advocate collectively known as the "Parrsboro Shore". The town became a port of registry in 1850 for over 115 locally built schooners as well as giant square riggers, culminating in the largest, the ship Glooscap in 1891. In its peak years of the 1890s, over 1646 ships arrived and departed annually.
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