Hammonds Plains
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Upper Tantallon, NS (Nearby: Tantallon, Hubbards, Lakeside, Middle Sackville, Mount Uniacke)

5216 ST. MARGARETS BAY ROAD
Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia
B3Z 1J0


Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Halifax Metro

Description From Owner:
  • Leonard Yammer and 30 others received a 5,450-acre land grant here in 1786 and in 1812, 504 Black refugees from the War of 1812 settled.
  • The place was named for Sir Andrew Snape Hammond (1738–1828), Lt.Gov. of Nova Scotia 1780–82. In 1828 the school area was known as Negro District, Hammond Plains.
  • With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015


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