965 BEDFORD HIGHWAY |
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
Address of this page: http://ns.ruralroutes.com/BedfordNS