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102-1624 SACKVILLE DR |
Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Halifax Metro
Description From Owner:
- Groves: Named for a grove of trees adjacent to the railway siding. Land grants were made here in 1905 and in 1885 a schoolhouse was built at nearby Brushy Hill.
- Sackville: Named for Fort Sackville, a military fortification begun at the head of the basin by Capt. John Goreham in 1749 for the protection of Halifax.
- The Aboriginal name was Aloosoolawakade, place of measles,' because an epidemic of measles killed off a large number of people here.
- With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015
Address of this page: http://ns.ruralroutes.com/UpperSackville