Talk:Salmon River, Digby County

Latest comment: 12 years ago by Sleepingbear

A few items about Salmon River that need to be verified before inclusion:
This village was founded by Jaques Deveau.
The Roman Catholic church is St. Vincent de Paul. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nsdigby/cemeterys/salmon_river_stvincentdepaul.htm Info on the actual Salmon River that flows through Salmon River village: http://www.westerncounties.ca/isaiah/text/salmon.html The local school is École Saint-Albert (P-7). Grades 8 to 12 are normally sent to nearby École secondaire de Clare.

http://newscotland1398.ca/hist/nshistory12.html
"1883 September 8 Maitland Telephone Company The first general meeting of the Maitland Telephone Company was held at the office of W. Stayley Porter, Esq. It was reported that during the year the telephone line from Yarmouth to Port Maitland, Yarmouth County, had been extended to Meteghan Station and new offices were opened at Salmon River, Meteghan River and Meteghan Station, in Digby County. " sleepingbear (talk) 13:03, 9 April 2012 (UTC)Reply