Bedford
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Bedford, NS (Nearby: Lower Sackville, Middle Sackville, Waverley, Lakeside, Fall River)

965 BEDFORD HIGHWAY
Bedford, Nova Scotia
B4A 1A0


Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Halifax Metro

Description From Owner:
  • From 1749-1856 the place was known as Sackville for Fort Sackville built in 1749 to keep open the overland trail between Halifax and the Annapolis and to protect Halifax Mi'kmaw raids.
  • It was sometimes called Ten Mile House for an inn where stagecoaches changed horses and where sleighing came for winter entertainment.
  • The basin was known briefly as Torrington Bay, after John Byng, Viscount Torrington (1704-57).
  • The name Bedford was given to the basin to honour John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710-71), secretary of state (southern department) at the time Halifax was founded in 1749.
  • In 1856 the name Fort Sackville replaced by Bedford, which was incorporated in 1980. One of the first mills in Canada was built on nearby Paper Mill Lake in 1819. In 1966 Bedford became part of the Reg. Mun. of Halifax.
  • With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015


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  • Scott Manor House at 15 Fort Sackville Road, Bedford, is a 272-storey Dutch Colonial mansion built about 1770 by Joseph Scott, one of the first settlers in Halifax.

    Scott was a general merchant and was given many public appointments. The style of his house is unique in Nova Scotia.

    Weekly and permanent exhibits of local history, genealogy and archaeology. Large photo collection


  • Harbour Tug Erg

  • Harbour Tug Erg

    In heavy fog and rain the steamer Norelg rammed and sank the harbour tug Erg in Bedford Basin near Roach Cove in 1943.

    Only five of the 24-man crew on the Erg survived. The Erg, originally named Sambro, was one of the earliest steel vessels built in Halifax in 1915.

    She was sunk during the Halifax explosion of 1917 and ten years later raised, renamed the Erg and converted to a diesel work boat.

    Fourteen days after being sunk by the Norelg, the Erg was raised again and 10 bodies were removed. She was too badly damaged to be repaired so she was sunk again near Roach Cove in Bedford Basin.


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