Addington Forks

Addington Forks is located in Nova Scotia

Addington Forks in Nova Scotia

Addington Forks is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. It was named for Henry Addington, a British prime minister.

People

Iain mac Ailein, or John MacLean, a Scottish immigrant from Tiree highly important poet in both Scottish Gaelic literature and in the distinct Nova Scotia dialect of Canadian Gaelic, died at Addington Forks on January 26, 1848.

References

↑ "Addington Forks". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 2. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
↑ Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 7 – via Wikisource.
↑ "John Maclean | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-07.

Antigonish County

Municipality of the County of Antigonish

Education

Strait Regional Centre for Education
- Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School
- East Antigonish Education Centre/Academy

History

Events	Antigonish Movement
Places	List of historic places

Transportation

Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway

Antigonish

Paq'tnkek
- Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23
- Welnek No. 38

45°33′43.82″N 62°6′2.18″W / 45.5621722°N 62.1006056°W / 45.5621722; -62.1006056 (Addington Forks, Nova Scotia)

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