Eel Bay, Nova Scotia
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eel Bay, previously known as Cape Negro,[1] is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County.[2] Cape Sable, Nova Scotia By one account, Eel Bay was first settled by the French who migrated from Port Royal in 1620.[3] However other records indicate the habitation and garden of a French Priest at the Hawl Over (or Haulover) in Eel Bay as early as 1635, and the 1671 French census records the family of Amand and Elizabeth Lalloue living in Eel Bay.[4]
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Eel Bay
Cape Negro until 2023 | |
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Coordinates: 43.5525°N 65.4425°W / 43.5525; -65.4425 | |
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County | Shelburne |
Municipal district | Barrington |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code | 902 |
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