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Eastern Passage, NS (Nearby: Shearwater, Dartmouth, Sambro, Porters Lake, Waverley)

1478 MAIN RD
Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia
B3G 1A0

Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Eastern Shore

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Named for 1763 land grantee Robert Cowie, but more commonly referred to as Silver Sands, a summer resort for people from nearby Dartmouth.
The ship Senator Morgan was wrecked here in 1891. Gold was discovered by D. M. Thompson in 1895 and a stamp mill was built.
With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015

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Nearby:	Eastern Passage, 0km Noonans Beach, 1km South East Passage, 2km MacCormacks Beach, 2km Devils Island, 3km Cole Harbour 30, 4km McNabs and Lawlor Islands Provincial Park, 3km 12 Wing Shearwater, 4km Willowdale (Halifax), 5km Osborne Head Range, 4km Shearwater, 4km Colby Village, 6km Imperoyal, 5km Rainbow Haven, 6km Cole Harbour (Dartmouth), 7km McNabs Island / Fort McNab National Historic Site of Canada, 5km Forest Hills, 7km	Highland Acres, 8km Bel Ayr Park, 7km Woodside (Dartmouth) / Georges Island, 6km Ellenvale, 8km Wildwood Lake, 9km Upper Lawrencetown, 9km Greenough, 9km Woodlawn Heights, 9km Woodlawn, 8km Sunset Acres, 9km Cole Harbour Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park System, 8km Fergusons Cove / Falkland, 7km Commodore Park, 9km Southdale, 8km Tam O'Shanter Ridge, 10km Humber Park, 10km Conrod Island Provincial Park, 8km	Cherry Brook, 11km Lawrencetown (Halifax), 9km Grahams Corner, 10km Westphal, 10km Purcells Cove, 8km Lake Major, 11km Herring Cove, 9km Bear Cove, Halifax, 10km Halibut Bay, 10km Naugle, 9km Portuguese Cove, 11km West Lawrencetown, 10km Preston, 12km Montague Gold Mines, 12km Port Wallace, 11km Crichton Park, 11km