Tor Bay, Nova Scotia Explained

Tor Bay is a small fishing community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough in Guysborough County.[1] It is located at the south-western end of a bay of the same name.[2]

History

In the 1830s, fishing vessels of between 40 and 120 tons were being built here.[3]

Tor Bay was the termination site of an early transatlantic telegraph cable laid in 1875 to Ballinskelligs, Ireland—a distance of 2565nmi.[4] A cable laid in 1874 connected Tor Bay to Rye Beach, New Hampshire, United States—a distance of 536nmi.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tor Bay (Unincorporated place) . Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 20 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Tor Bay (Bay) . Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 20 January 2018.
  3. Book: Blunt. Edmund March. The American Coast Pilot. 1833. E. and G.W. Blunt. New York. 117. 12. 20 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Direct United States Cable Company Cable Station ~ Rye Beach, New Hampshire . Glover . Bill . History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications . Atlantic Cable.

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