Truro, Nova Scotia
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Truro (2001 population 11,457; area population 44,276) is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. Truro is the shire town of Colchester County and is located on the south side of the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river's discharge point into the eastern end of Cobequid Bay.
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[edit] History
The town was first settled in 1761 by Presbyterians of predominantly Ulster Scottish origin who came from Ireland via New England. It is named after the city of Truro in Cornwall, England. Originally a small farming community, the construction of the Nova Scotia Railway between Halifax and Pictou in 1858 caused the municipality to experience a fast rate of growth. It was officially incorporated in 1875.The town is the hardest town/city in Canada, its the site of many murders and gang realted homicides. It is also the hometown of the notorious gang the Truro Kings (TK) the Truro Kings rock the Black Flag
[edit] "Hub of Nova Scotia"
Today Truro is known as the "Hub of Nova Scotia" as it is located at the junction between the Canadian National Railway, running between Halifax and Montreal, and the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway, running between Truro and Sydney. Until the 1980s, Truro also hosted a junction between the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railway's former Dominion Atlantic Railway line running through Windsor and down the Annapolis Valley to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
An important highway interchange is located just north of Truro in the rural community of Onslow where Nova Scotia Highway 102 (Veterans Memorial Highway) ends at Nova Scotia Highway 104, a part of the Trans-Canada Highway. The Nova Scotia Trunk highways 2 and 4 intersect in the town as with the Glooscap Trail and Nova Scotia Route 236 .
[edit] Famous people
Famous natives and residents of Truro include:
- Leo McKay, Jr., Novelist, Literary Arts Teacher for Cobequid Educational Centre
- Jeff Douglas, Actor, Joe of I Am Canadian
- Robert Stanfield, politician
- Portia White, singer
- Cory Bowles, actor/dancer/muscian
- Sir Adams George Archibald, Father of Confederation
- John Gray, playwright
- Lenore Zann, actress
- Lewis MacKenzie, retired Major-General; former peace keeping forces leader in Bosnia
- Frank McKay, musician
- Peter Yeadon, renowned architect
- Barry Stagg, singer/songwriter/playwright/musician
- Lyle Carter, NHL goaltender for 1 season
[edit] Other facts
- The neighbouring village of Bible Hill is home to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, the only university-level agricultural institution in Atlantic Canada.
- The Salmon River running along Truro's northern boundary is renowned for the natural occurrence of a tidal bore, one of the largest in North America, and a direct result of the power of the tides of the Bay of Fundy.
- Truro features unique wooden sculptures created from the stumps of elm trees which were lost due to Dutch Elm disease. The tree sculptures are located throughout the downtown core. These tree sculptures have led to Truro now being known as "The tree sculpture capital of Nova Scotia"
- Victoria Park is a 400 acre protected forest on the southern boundary of the town and contains Lepper Brook, which has two waterfalls that may be enjoyed from several walking trails.
- Truro is home to one of Canada's last remaining successful textile mills, Stanfield's Limited. Stanfield's is known throughout Canada for its t-shirts, socks and undergarments. Other products manufactured in Truro include carpeting, Crossley Carpet Mills, and molded/film plastic products.
- The town and surrounding area have a variety of cultural events throughout the year, most famously a tulip festival, held each spring, and the bike race held by Hub Cycle.
- The genre of local musicians vary from country and western to punk rock (ie. Zaat ).
- The neighbouring unincorporated community of Salmon River on the town's eastern boundary was named Hockeyville in a Canada wide competition held in the Spring of 2006.
[edit] See Also
- Central Nova Tourist Association — Tourism Association Representing Cumberland and Colchester County.
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Nova Scotia |
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| Counties | Annapolis - Antigonish - Cape Breton - Colchester - Cumberland - Digby - Guysborough - Halifax - Hants - Inverness - Kings - Lunenburg - Pictou - Queens - Richmond - Shelburne - Victoria - Yarmouth |
| Regional Municipalities | Cape Breton - Halifax - Queens |
| Incorporated Towns | Amherst - Annapolis Royal - Antigonish - Berwick - Bridgetown - Bridgewater - Canso - Clark's Harbour - Digby - Hantsport - Kentville - Lockeport - Lunenburg - Mahone Bay - Middleton - Mulgrave - New Glasgow - Oxford - Parrsboro - Pictou - Port Hawkesbury - Shelburne - Springhill - Stellarton - Stewiacke - Trenton - Truro - Westville - Windsor - Wolfville - Yarmouth |
| Other Communities | Bedford - Bible Hill - Cole Harbour - Dartmouth - Dominion - Eastern Passage - Fall River - Glace Bay - Greenwood - Halifax (former city) - Liverpool - Louisbourg - Lower Sackville - New Minas - New Waterford - North Sydney - Sydney - Sydney Mines - Weymouth |
