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Alder Point, NS (Nearby: Florence, Bras D'or, Sydney Mines, North Sydney, Sydney)

601 ALDER POINT RD
Alder Point, Nova Scotia
B1Y 1B0

Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Cape Breton Island

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Named for the abundance of alder bushes. Poupet de la Boulardarie, son of the Boulardarie island grantee, came here in 1738 and built a large house, dairy, barns and mills.
He was captured at Louisbourg in 1745. By the early 1960s only the cellar of his house remained.
With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015

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