Balls Creek Explained

Balls Creek[1] (2004 pop.: 427[2]) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. It is located along a creek of the same name, both named after Ingram Ball who was given a grant bordering on the creek in 1795.[3] [4] [5]

The first school in the community was built some time before 1875. The present school, built as a public school in 1957, is now the home of Munro Academy, a private religious school established in 2009.[5] [6]

A Postal Way Office was established in 1850. In 1956 the population was 342.[5]

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46.1456°N -60.3069°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographical Names of Canada - Balls Creek . 5 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Cape Breton Regional Municipality - Planning Department . 2009-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050927162231/http://www.cbrm.ns.ca/portal/services/mapping/documents/cbrm_comm_estpop_000.pdf . 2005-09-27 . dead .
  3. Web site: Nova Scotia Archives - Error. 20 April 2020.
  4. Book: Brown, Thomas J . 1922 . Place-names of the province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S. . Royal Print & Litho. . 15 .
  5. Book: Fergusson, C. Bruce . 1974 . Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S. . Mika Publishing Company . 32 .
  6. Web site: About Munro Academy . 5 June 2018.

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