Hazel Hill, Nova Scotia Explained

Hazel Hill
Settlement Type:	Community
Pushpin Map:	Canada Nova Scotia
Pushpin Map Caption:	Hazel Hill in Nova Scotia
Coordinates:	45.3244°N -61.0308°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto

Hazel Hill is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough in Guysborough County.^[1]

Engineers and skilled workers were brought from England and a planned white-collar community was built, including stylish homes, a tennis court, a cricket field and a curling rink.

Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable Station

Hazel Hill was chosen by the Commercial Cable Company in 1888 as the site for a trans-Atlantic cable station as it is the closest point of land in mainland North America to Europe.^{[2] [3]} The station was housed in an imposing two-and-a-half storey brick and granite structure.^[4] The Hazel Hill trans-Atlantic cable station received a distress signal from the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912, news concerning the end of World War I or Treaty of Versailles, and the Wall Street Crash of 1929. It ceased operation in 1962 and due to its poor condition was set to be demolished in 2017.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hazel Hill. Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 14 July 2017.
2. Web site: At an Atlantic Cable Station (1895) . Belfort . Roland . History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications . Atlantic Cable.
3. Web site: Canso & Hazel Hill - The Cable Story in Canso . History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications . Atlantic Cable.
4. Web site: Commercial Cable Building. Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. 14 July 2017.
5. News: Guysborough County's abandoned commercial cable station to be demolished. 14 July 2017. CTV News Atlantic. Bell Media. July 14, 2017.
6. Web site: Photographs of Commercial Cable Company Telegraph Office. 14 July 2017.