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HALIFAX
COUNTY
Purcells Cove
LOCATION:
The cove is located along Route #253, what today is
known as Purcell's Cove Road, opposite the tip of Point Pleasant
Park on the North West Arm.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
The community was named for Samuel Purcell, an early
settler. Before the Purcell family arrived it was known as Mackerel
Cove. The Purcells lived in the area for a number of years but did
not buy any land until 1828.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:
In 1853, a descendant, John Purcell, operated a
ferry between the cove and Point Pleasant Park. The family used
rowboats and sailboats to ferry passengers across the Arm for more
than a century. There is still evidence of these once serviceable
piers on both sides of the North West Arm.
Granite and ironstone were cut from the quarries
near Purcell's Cove and were used to construct military forts in
Halifax as well as many of the buildings on the Dalhousie University
campus.
"one City...Many Communities" co -
published BY Halifax Regional Municipality AND Nimbus, funded BY
the HRM Millennium Committee.Author : Alfreda Withrow
Halifax County Genweb Project
gratefully acknowledges the following sources:
Historical Information on many
community pages is from : One
City...Many Communities" co - published by Halifax Regional
Municipality and Nimbus, funded By the HRM Millennium
Committee.Author : Alfreda Withrow.
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Destination Nova Scotia.
