Jordantown, Nova Scotia Explained

Official Name:Jordantown
Settlement Type:Community
Pushpin Map:Nova Scotia
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Jordantown, Nova Scotia
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Coordinates:44.5851°N -65.7848°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nova Scotia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Digby
Subdivision Type3:Municipal District
Subdivision Name3:Digby

Jordantown, is an African Canadian community, originally named Brindley Town, in Nova Scotia, Canada, located in The Municipality of the District of Digby in Digby County.

Members of the community can trace their ancestral roots back over 200 years when black people first came to Nova Scotia as Black Loyalists who joined British colonial forces during the American Revolutionary War.

44.5851°N -65.7848°W

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