Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia
- Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia
Ferguson's Cove is a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on the western shore of Halifax Harbour between Purcell's Cove and Herring Cove along Route 253. The first 3 digits of the postal code in the area is B3V.
History
First known as Falkland, it was first settled in 1788 by William Glazebrook. It was first known as Falkland after Lady Falkland, wife of Lucius Bentinck Falkland, one of the Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia. The Lynch family from Ireland settled in 1803. Then William Embley from Newfoundland, who served in the Royal Navy moved to Ferguson's Cove after being discharged in 1811.
Many of the men made their living as harbour pilot. The area was used as a military fort to 1956 as York Redoubt.
A View From The Water
Parks
*York Redoubt National Historic Site
References
* [http://halifax.ca/civicaddress/documents/Fergusons_Cove.pdf HRM Civic Addressing Map]
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