Sherose Island, Nova Scotia
Encyclopedia
Sherose Island is a small Canadian
island and community of the same name located off the South Shore
of Nova Scotia
in the Barrington municipal district
of Shelburne County
.
The island is located in Barrington Passage, a small strait
in Shelburne County
and measures approximately 2 km long and 0.5 km wide. It is connected to mainland Nova Scotia by a short causeway
.
n families until the expulsion of April 1756. From the 1960s to the late 1980s it was home to families of Royal Canadian Air Force
and later Canadian Forces
personnel stationed at CFS Barrington
, a Pinetree Line
early warning radar station located 27 km away at Baccaro
. Families of service personnel were housed in 60 ft by 12 ft mobile trailers, except for the base Commanding Officer, who had a larger house at the end of the causeway. At its peak, the military housing on Sherose Island contained in excess of 100 families.
Today, one can still find concrete pads all over the island where the trailers were once placed.
The military housing was reduced throughout the 1970s and 1980s as CFS Barrington went into a decline, leaving the concrete pads on which they sat. Today, the island has a small civilian population as well as a small wharf and community centre. It is also home to the local Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Canada
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island and community of the same name located off the South Shore
South Shore (Nova Scotia)
The South Shore is a region of Nova Scotia, Canada. Although it has no formal identity and is variously defined by geographic, county and other political boundaries, it is generally understood as the Atlantic coast running southwest from Halifax Harbour to the end of Shelburne County...
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...
in the Barrington municipal district
Barrington, Nova Scotia
Barrington is a municipal district in western Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.Barrington forms the southernmost part of the province and contains Cape Sable, the eastern boundary between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine.- Demographics :...
of Shelburne County
Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Shelburne County was founded in 1784 shortly following the influx of Loyalist settlers evacuated from the newly independent United States of America...
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The island is located in Barrington Passage, a small strait
Strait
A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not...
in Shelburne County
Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Shelburne County was founded in 1784 shortly following the influx of Loyalist settlers evacuated from the newly independent United States of America...
and measures approximately 2 km long and 0.5 km wide. It is connected to mainland Nova Scotia by a short causeway
Causeway
In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway elevated, usually across a broad body of water or wetland.- Etymology :When first used, the word appeared in a form such as “causey way” making clear its derivation from the earlier form “causey”. This word seems to have come from the same source by...
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History
The island was home to AcadiaAcadia
Acadia was the name given to lands in a portion of the French colonial empire of New France, in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. At the end of the 16th century, France claimed territory stretching as far south as...
n families until the expulsion of April 1756. From the 1960s to the late 1980s it was home to families of Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
and later Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
personnel stationed at CFS Barrington
CFS Barrington
Canadian Forces Station Barrington, also referred to as CFS Barrington, was a Canadian Forces Station located in the unincorporated community of Baccaro, Nova Scotia at Baccaro Point near the southwestern-most point of the province.-History:...
, a Pinetree Line
Pinetree Line
The Pinetree Line was a series of radar stations located across the northern United States and southern Canada at about the 50th parallel north, along with a number of other stations located on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Run by NORAD , over half were manned by United States Air Force...
early warning radar station located 27 km away at Baccaro
Baccaro, Nova Scotia
Baccaro is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Barrington Municipal District.Baccaro Point has a weather station - Station ID WCP-External links:*...
. Families of service personnel were housed in 60 ft by 12 ft mobile trailers, except for the base Commanding Officer, who had a larger house at the end of the causeway. At its peak, the military housing on Sherose Island contained in excess of 100 families.
Today, one can still find concrete pads all over the island where the trailers were once placed.
The military housing was reduced throughout the 1970s and 1980s as CFS Barrington went into a decline, leaving the concrete pads on which they sat. Today, the island has a small civilian population as well as a small wharf and community centre. It is also home to the local Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.