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85 TACOMA DR
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B2W 2E0

Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Eastern Shore

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Named after Preston in Lancashire, England. In 1784 the Township of Preston was granted to Theophilus Chamberlain and others, mostly Loyalists and disbanded soldiers.
In 1796, about 500 maroons, the descendants of Spanish slaves, were expelled from Jamaica to Nova Scotia and settled here on lands purchased for them.
The maroons were under the supervision of Alexander Ochterloney and Col. William D. Quarrell, who enlarged a summer cottage to a 20-room mansion called Maroon Hall just E of Lake Loon.
The building was also used as a school, club and centre of entertainment. By 1800, discontented with the cold winters, all the Maroons had left for Sierra Leone.
During the War of 1812 American slaves were brought from the Chesapeake Bay area to Halifax on British warships, and 924 of them were settled on the former maroon lands.
With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015

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Nearby:	Dartmouth, 0km Canadian Forces Base Halifax, 1km Albro Lake, 2km Crichton Park, 1km Tufts Cove, 2km Mulgrave Park, 2km Hydrostone, 2km Shannon Park, 2km Southdale, 2km Grahams Corner, 3km Convoy Place / Africville, 3km Wallace Heights, 3km Burnside (Dartmouth), 4km Westphal, 3km Wrights Cove, 4km Port Wallace, 4km Woodside (Dartmouth) / Georges Island, 4km	Commodore Park, 4km Boulderwood, 5km Woodlawn, 4km Jollimore, 5km Melville Cove, 5km Tam O'Shanter Ridge, 5km Cowie Hill, 5km Purcells Cove, 6km Ellenvale, 5km Armdale, 5km Imperoyal, 5km Woodlawn Heights, 5km Fairmount, 5km McNabs Island / Fort McNab National Historic Site of Canada, 6km Beechwood Park, 5km Fairview, 5km Bel Ayr Park, 5km	Rockingham, 5km Shearwater, 6km Greenough, 6km Clayton Park, 6km Spryfield, 7km Fergusons Cove / Falkland, 8km 12 Wing Shearwater, 6km Portobello, 8km Thornhill, 8km Wildwood Lake, 6km Green Acres (Halifax), 9km Bridgeview / French Landing, 6km Montague Gold Mines, 7km Highland Acres, 7km Sherwood Park, 7km Princes Lodge, 7km

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