Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia Explained

Official Name:Mount Uniacke
Settlement Type:Community
Pushpin Map:Nova Scotia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Hants County
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3,501
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:44.8919°N -63.8264°W
Area Code:902

Mount Uniacke is an unincorporated community in Hants County, Nova Scotia Canada. It lies about 40 km to the north of Halifax.

Uniacke Pizza, Uniacke District School, the Guardian Pharmacy, Eddies, Uniacke Library, Uniacke Pines Golf Course, Tim Hortons, Mount Uniacke Post Office and the Uniacke District Fire Department are all located in the small town of Mount Uniacke.

History

It is home of the Uniacke Estate Museum Park, the one time summer residence of Richard John Uniacke, Attorney General of Nova Scotia in the 19th century.[2]

Mount Uniacke was a popular area for the train riders of Mount Uniacke. Originally, an inn was placed in Mount Uniacke; however, the inn burned down in the 1970s. Another large hotel, the Parker Hotel, was located in Mount Uniacke. After the Parker Hotel was removed, a house was built. The house was abandoned and was eventually torn down. A mine was discovered on 18 June 1865 by Mr. Uniacke. The mine was in production from 1867 to 1941.

Notable people

Climate

Mount Uniacke has a humid continental climate (Dfb). Summers tend to be warmer and winters tend to be colder because of the community's location away from the coast. The climate is very wet year round, with almost half of all days receiving some form of precipitation.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nova Scotia Community Counts . Province of Nova Scotia . 2 September 2011.
  2. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/uniacke-estate-museum-park "Uniacke Estate Museum Park"