Sambro, Nova Scotia

Sambro, Nova Scotia

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Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia

Sambro is a rural fishing community on the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the head of Sambro Harbour, the community is immediately west of the southeastern entrance to Halifax Harbour. Sambro is located at the end of Route 306.

Sambro Island is located southeast of the community and is home to the Sambro Island Lighthouse the oldest operational lighthouse in the Americas (since 1758). It stands 62 feet on the top of the rocky island. The original lens from the lighthouse is on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax.

Sambro Harbour also has a small pepperpot style lighthouse located at the harbour entrance.

History

Three years after the founding of Halifax in 1752, 26 families settled and worked on Sambro Island after Governor Edward Cornwallis saw the need to populate the area with British settlers to prevent a French attack by sea. The community has evolved into a fishing and tourist community over the centuries, although many residents currently commute into Halifax for employment.

References

* [http://halifax.ca/civicaddress/documents/Sambro.pdf HRM Civic Address Map]

External links

* [http://www.sambro.ca/ Website]
* [http://www.nslps.com/lights/lighthouse_page_01.asp?ID=355 Lighthouse]


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