Martock, Nova Scotia
Encyclopedia
Martock is a rural Canadian
agricultural community located in the Avon River
valley of western Hants County
, Nova Scotia
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The community was named after Martock House which was the original home in the area. The Georgian style mansion was built in 1790 and originally boasted more than 4000 acres (16.2 km²) of land. Col. John Butler of England was the builder and original owner. The home was owned by the Sweet family through much of the 19th and all of the 20th century. In 2003 Ernest Edward Sweet sold the home to its current owner Dr. Yeadon formerly of Halifax's west end.
The hills forming the Avon River valley in Martock, part of the original Martock House Estate, host the Ski Martock
ski resort, the only ski resort
in southwestern Nova Scotia.
The area is about 70 kilometers from Halifax
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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...
agricultural community located in the Avon River
Avon River (Nova Scotia)
The Avon River is a small Canadian river in central Nova Scotia.A northerly flowing river, the Avon River flows rises on South Mountain, southwest of the town of Windsor. Its meander length is...
valley of western Hants County
Hants County, Nova Scotia
Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia which was the home of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Alden Nowlan and Noel Doiron. The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport...
, 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...
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The community was named after Martock House which was the original home in the area. The Georgian style mansion was built in 1790 and originally boasted more than 4000 acres (16.2 km²) of land. Col. John Butler of England was the builder and original owner. The home was owned by the Sweet family through much of the 19th and all of the 20th century. In 2003 Ernest Edward Sweet sold the home to its current owner Dr. Yeadon formerly of Halifax's west end.
The hills forming the Avon River valley in Martock, part of the original Martock House Estate, host the Ski Martock
Ski Martock
Ski Martock is a ski resort located near Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. The facilities feature a downhill area served by a quad chair lift and two T-bars, a beginners area served by two rope tows, and 5.5km of cross-country ski trails....
ski resort, the only ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
in southwestern Nova Scotia.
The area is about 70 kilometers from Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
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