Port Medway, Nova Scotia Explained

Port Medway is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality.

44.1258°N -64.5739°W

History

Port Medway was settled by United Empire Loyalists via Land Petitions/Memorials in the 1780s.^[1]

Because of its deep harbor, the town originally housed a significant wooden shipbuilding industry owned by the Wylde family.^[2] At its most prosperous, over 5,000 inhabitants lived and worked there. When the industry disappeared the population dwindled to a few hundred residents.^[3]

After the historic lighthouse was decommissioned, it was purchased by Queens County and restored in 2002.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Port Medway History . 2024-04-19 . mymedway . en.
2. Web site: Archives . Nova Scotia . 2020-04-20 . Nova Scotia Archives - Census Returns, 1838 . 2024-04-19 . Nova Scotia Archives.
3. Web site: Jennings . Ed . The tiny, tiny Medway in Nova Scotia . 2024-04-19 . www.localauthority.news . en.
4. Web site: Port Medway Lighthouse Park . 2024-04-19 . Region of Queens Municipality . en-US.