Riverport, Nova Scotia
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| Coordinates: 44°17′40.0″N 64°19′39.0″W / 44.294444°N 64.327500°WCoordinates: 44°17′40.0″N 64°19′39.0″W / 44.294444°N 64.327500°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Lunenburg Municipality |
| Settled | 1754 |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 119 m (390 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
| Canadian Postal code | B0J 2W0 |
| Area code(s) | 902 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 764, 766 |
| NTS Map | 021A08 |
| GNBC Code | CBFUW |
| Website | www |
Riverport is an unincorporated community on the Fairhaven Peninsula in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The harbour of Ritcey Cove's is free from shoals in which marine craft are safe from every wind and considered one of the finest in North America.
Riverport is located approximately 120 kilometers from Halifax Regional Municipality, 20 kilometers from Bridgewater and 15 kilometers from Lunenburg and across the river from LaHave.
One of the first European explorers to discover the area was Samuel De Champlain in 1604 as part of the LaHave settlement. Between 1632 to 1636, Commander Isaac de Razilly created the First Capital of New France on the western river shore, later Riverport would form on the eastern side. During this time Fort Ste. Marie de Grace housed the colony and cannons line.
As time progressed forward to 1650, the eastern side of the LaHave River became known as Ance aux Huitres or Oyster Cove. This was also one of Sir Nicholas Denys' headquarters and fishing stations, he having arrived at LaHave, Nova Scotia with de Racily. As business and government spending slowed, the French usage of the area slowed, as the capital at Port-Royal, Nova Scotia and other settlements near Saint John, New Brunswick grew. From 1654 to 1667, after a devastating conflict between duelling Acadian governors d'Aulnay and La Tour (who shared a wife, Jeanne Moutin, who effectively ruled Acadia throughout married first to d'Aulnay and then La Tour) [1], the Denys brothers (Nicholas and Simon) moved from the area to the north.
A century later, under British rule, Foreign Protestants arrived for settlement in Halifax in 1749 to 1752.
Ritcey's Cove began as 30 acre land lots issued for settlement which began in 1754 by the original Foreign Protestants settlers. One of the original settlers in this community was Johann Phillip Henericie. Through time and language practices traditional German language adapted to local market requirements and eventually adapted to English. Over the years, the "Henericie" name became known as "Ritcey" and Ritcey's Cove.
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