Clyde River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Shelburne municipal district of Shelburne County. It borrows its name from the Clyde River which flows through the community, which was in turn adopted from the famous Scottish river. The area was settled by New England Planters about 1667 and later by Loyalists after 1783. Lumbering and farming were the initial industries.[1] In 1847 there were 15 Mi'kmaq families living in the Clyde River area.[3]
Clyde River | |
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Quinns Road, Upper and Lower Clyde, Port Clyde, Oak Lane, Pulp Mill Road and many other small places. | |
 Clyde River shares its name with the river which runs through it | |
  Clyde River Location of Clyde River, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 43°37′55″N 65°28′50″W / 43.631944°N 65.480556°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| County | Shelburne |
| Municipal district | Shelburne |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,836 |
| • Change (2001-06) |  2.7% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 902 |
Access Routes  Hwy 103 |  Route 309 |
See also edit
- List of communities in Nova Scotia
- Lower Clyde River, a similarly-named community upstream
References edit
- ^ a b Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia: Clyde River
- ^ Government of Nova Scotia website: Clyde River
- ^ Nova Scotia Archives, Letter from Abraham Gesner, Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to Rupert George regarding his report on visits to all Mi'kmaq communities in Kings, Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne, Liverpool and Lunenburg Counties. Includes some numbers on population.
43°37′55″N 65°28′50″W / 43.63194°N 65.48056°W
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