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Photographs of
New Minas
Historic Signs

St. Antoine
1682

Kings County
Nova Scotia

Located beside Highway One, at the village boundaries

GPS location, West sign:   45°04'19"N   64°28'35"W
GPS location, East sign:   45°04'33"N   64°25'10"W



New Minas: Historic signs, St. Antoine 1682
Sign at the western boundary of New Minas

Photographed on 28 October 2005


This sign was removed early in 2006.



New Minas: Historic signs, St. Antoine 1682
Sign at the western boundary of New Minas, looking eastward along Highway One

Photographed on 28 October 2005




New Minas: Historic signs, St. Antoine 1682
Identical sign at the eastern boundary of New Minas, looking westward along Highway One

Photographed on 9 November 2005


This sign was removed a few days after this photograph was taken.



The Acadian hamlet was situated between present-day
Jones and Cornwallis streets, close to the railway.


Acadian Heritage Signs
in four counties




Link to Relevant Website

History of New Minas
...The origin of the Village of New Minas and the much larger,
former district "Minas" is wrapped in the colorful era of
Acadian History.  In 1604, Samuel de Champlain and DeMonte (sic)
sailed into Minas Basin on an expedition from Port Royal.
They found copper at Cape D'Ore (sic) and limestone and
semi-precious stones along the shore.  With intention
to mine the minerals, the name "les mines" was given the area...
    http://newminas.com/Web/history.html






Photographs of War Memorials, Historic Monuments and Plaques in Nova Scotia
    http://ns1763.ca/remem/plaques.html


Bridgetown war memorial Bridgetown war memorial Bridgetown
    http://ns1763.ca/annapco/bridgetownm.html

Memorial: Commonwealth Air Training Plan Memorial: Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1940-1945 Middleton
    http://ns1763.ca/annapco/bcatpww2.html

Kingston: Commonwealth Air Training Plan memorial Commonwealth Air Training Plan memorial, 1940-1945 Kingston
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/bcatprc.html

Veterans Memorial Bench and Sundial Veterans Memorial Bench and Sundial Kentville
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/veteransbench.html

Veterans Memorial View Park Veterans Memorial View Park Avonport
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/veteranspark.html

Veterans Lane military memorial Veterans Lane military memorial Kingston
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/veteranslane.html

Kentville Legion war memorial Kentville Legion war memorial Kentville
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/kentlegion.html

Kentville Park war memorial Kentville Park war memorial Kentville
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/kentmem.html

North Mountain airplane crash memorial North Mountain airplane crash memorial Brow of Mountain
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/browmtn.html

Wolfville war memorial Wolfville war memorial Wolfville
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/wolfmem.html

Acadia U. Memorial Gym Acadia U. Memorial Gym Wolfville
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/acadiamemgym.html

Canning war memorial Canning war memorial Canning
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/cannmem.html

Harold Borden monument Harold Borden monument, 1900 Canning
    http://ns1763.ca/kingsco/borden_h.html

Bloody Creek monument Monument: Bloody Creek 1757 Bloody Creek
    http://ns1763.ca/annapco/bloodycrk.html

1849 Nova Scotia Pony Express monument 1849 Nova Scotia Pony Express monument Victoria Beach
    http://ns1763.ca/annapco/ponyexmon.html


Go To:   Index to other online Nova Scotia History
    http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625/histindx.html
Go To:   Nova Scotia Quotations
    http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625/quotes.html
Go To:   History of Railway Companies in Nova Scotia
    http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625/railways.html
Go To:   History of Electric Companies in Nova Scotia
    http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625/electric.html
Go To:   History of Automobiles in Nova Scotia
    http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625/automobiles.html
Go To:   History of Telephone Companies in Nova Scotia
    http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625/telephone.html
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First uploaded to the WWW:   2005 November 06
New photograph installed:   2005 November 09
Latest update:   2007 February 06