Carroll's Corner, Nova Scotia
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Carroll's Corner is a community in the northwestern part of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Musquodoboit Valley
Musquodoboit Valley
The Musquodoboit Valley is a Canadian valley and region in northeastern Halifax County Nova Scotia.Administratively located in the Halifax Regional Municipality's Musquodoboit Valley / Dutch Settlement planning area, the picturesque Musquodoboit River flows through the valley.The northeastern end...
of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The community is located along Highway 277
Nova Scotia Route 277
Route 277 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the central part of the province and runs from Lantz at Trunk 2 to Gays River at Route 224.-Communities:*Lantz*Dutch Settlement*Carroll's Corner*Gays River...
and extends to the North and South along the Milford Road and Antrim Road, respectively. The community was named after its first settler, John Carroll.
The world's largest open pit gypsum mine, owned by National Gypsum Company
National Gypsum Company
National Gypsum Company is a company based in Charlotte, NC, well known for drywall gypsum boards in the US. It has 21 gypsum board plants in the US and is presenting itself as a fully integrated building products manufacturer. It is a private company, incorporated as New NGC, Inc. in 1993...
, is located partially in Carroll's Corner. The discovery of mastodon fossils in the mine in 1991 led to the community's annual week-long 'Mastodon Days' celebration in July.