Port Wallace is a Canadian

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...

 urban community in 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...

's Halifax Regional Municipality.

It is located on the northeastern edge of the former city of Dartmouth

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...

 and lies mid-way between Lake Micmac

Lake Micmac

Lake Micmac is a small freshwater lake located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada.Located entirely within the community of Dartmouth, Lake Micmac is also known as 'Second Lake' for its position in the Shubenacadie Canal system....

 and Lake Charles

Lake Charles (Nova Scotia)

Lake Charles is small lake in Nova Scotia’s Halifax Regional Municipality between the communities of Dartmouth and Waverley. Its situated between Port Wallace in the south and Nova Scotia Highway 107 in the North, Nova Scotia Highway 118 in the west and...

.

Its main street is Route 318

Nova Scotia Route 318

Route 318 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality and connects Dartmouth at Exit 6 of Highway 111 with Waverley at Trunk 2....

 and is named the Waverley Road and Braemar Drive. Shubie Park

Shubie Park

Shubie Park is a urban park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia maintained by the Halifax Regional Municipality.Heavily forested, Shubie Park is roughly linear in shape as it is bounded on the north and west by Highway 118 expressway and on the south and east by Lake Micmac and the southern edge of Lake...

 is a local municipal park which preserves part of the historic Shubenacadie Canal

Shubenacadie Canal

The Shubenacadie Canal is a Canadian canal in central Nova Scotia, linking Halifax Harbour with Shubenacadie Grand Lake which drains into the Bay of Fundy by way of the Shubenacadie River. Currently small craft use the river and lakes, but no locks are fully operational...

 between the two lakes.

The forward sortation area for the community's postal code

Postal code

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 is B2X.

History

Port Wallace was established in 1861 and is named after the Honourable Michael Wallace, a colonial administrator and former President of the Shubenacadie Canal Company. The canal's eventual completion in 1861 resulted in the present-day community being named after Wallace, who died in 1831 at the time of the canal company's bankruptcy. His legacy continues today with an elementary school in the community being named after him.

Admiral Provost Wallis, Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 was stationed at North American Station at some time after Michael Wallace's death. Upon the death of Admiral Wallis in 1891, the spelling of the community was erroneously changed to Port Wallis and this was officially approved on 3 December 1953, only to be reverted to the present Port Wallace on 18 February 1963.