Weymouth, Nova Scotia
| Weymouth | |
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Weymouth street scene
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 Weymouth
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| Coordinates: 44°24′18″N 65°59′55″W / 44.40489°N 65.99861°WCoordinates: 44°24′18″N 65°59′55″W / 44.40489°N 65.99861°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Nova Scotia
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| County | Digby |
| Founded | 1783 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
West Nova |
| Provincial | Clare-Digby |
| Government | |
| • Governing Body | Weymouth Village Commission |
| • Chair | Suzanne MacLean |
| • MLA | Gordon Wilson (L) |
| • MP | Colin Fraser (L) |
| Time zone | ATS |
| Postal Code | B0W |
| Area code(s) | +1-902-837 |
| Website | The Village Of Weymouth |
Weymouth is a rural village located in Digby County, Nova Scotia on the Sissiboo River near its terminus on Baie Ste. Marie.
The area was settled in the 1760s by New England Planters following the Acadian Expulsion. The town was formally founded by Loyalists in 1783 (the year that the Treaty of Paris was signed to end the American Revolution). Current-day Weymouth was once called Weymouth Bridge, and Weymouth North was called Weymouth. Weymouth is supposed to have been named in honour of the previous settlement of the Strickland family from Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Shipping and shipbuilding were the main industry in the mid-19th century. Remnants of docks can be seen on the Northeast side of the Sissiboo today. Goods such as lumber were loaded on ships at these docks and shipped all over the world. Until recently, Weymouth housed the oldest general store in Eastern Canada. Opened in 1837, the store was called The Trading Post, but closed in 2009. The village also houses one of the original offices of the Merchants Bank of Halifax (later renamed Royal Bank of Canada). This building is now part of the aforementioned Weymouth Trading Post building. The Dominion Atlantic Railway stopped running through Weymouth in March 1990.
Nearby Weymouth Falls was home to one of the world's greatest boxers, Sam Langford (1886–1956). Although he was never officially crowned World Champion, he held titles from England, Spain and Mexico.
On 4 August 1909, 2 churches, a hotel, and several other buildings were destroyed by fire. On 2 October 1929 a fire started in the general store of Captain R.D. Barkhouse and swept through the downtown area destroying 25 buildings including retail shops, factories, and private homes. It was estimated that the fire caused approximately $250,000 in damages. No serious injuries or deaths occurred because of the fire. On 6 February 1958, another fire destroyed the boat and furniture plants of Weymouth Industries Ltd., and in June 1959 six businesses were wiped out due to fire.
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