The Falls, Nova Scotia
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The Falls is a community of about 100 people located in the northern part of Colchester County
, Nova Scotia
, Canada
.
It is located six miles south of the village of Tatamagouche
on the main road leading to Truro
, the county seat.
Early records refer to the settlement as Tatamagouche River. The first permanent settlers were Highland Scots from the Parish of Clyne, Sutherland
, Scotland
, who first broke the forest in 1820. They were former crofters on the Sutherland Estate who were removed as part of an agricultural improvement scheme. The settlement became part of the Earltown
district with inhabitants sharing a common culture, origin and language as the people of the whole district.
Agriculture and lumbering were the main occupations with several waterpowered sawmills once operating in the area. In the mid twentieth century, a small hydro electric plant operated in the river gorge. The community once boasted its own school, (closed 1969), a Presbyterian church, a United church and a general store. Of these, only the United Church remains open.
Colchester County, Nova Scotia
Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:The appellation Colchester was applied in 1780 to the district previously called "Cobequid," and was derived from the town of Colchester in Essex...
, 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
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It is located six miles south of the village of Tatamagouche
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
Tatamagouche is a Canadian village in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.Tatamagouche is situated on the Northumberland Strait 50 kilometers north of Truro and 50 kilometres west of Pictou. The village is located along the south side of Tatamagouche Bay at the mouths of the French and Waugh Rivers...
on the main road leading to Truro
Truro, Nova Scotia
-Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :...
, the county seat.
Early records refer to the settlement as Tatamagouche River. The first permanent settlers were Highland Scots from the Parish of Clyne, Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, who first broke the forest in 1820. They were former crofters on the Sutherland Estate who were removed as part of an agricultural improvement scheme. The settlement became part of the Earltown
Earltown, Nova Scotia
Earltown, Nova Scotia is a Canadian rural community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.The community is located 25 km north of the town of Truro on Route 311, on the north slope of the Cobequid Mountains.-History:...
district with inhabitants sharing a common culture, origin and language as the people of the whole district.
Agriculture and lumbering were the main occupations with several waterpowered sawmills once operating in the area. In the mid twentieth century, a small hydro electric plant operated in the river gorge. The community once boasted its own school, (closed 1969), a Presbyterian church, a United church and a general store. Of these, only the United Church remains open.