Tusket is a small fishing community located in Yarmouth County, 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...

 on route 308

Nova Scotia Route 308

Route 308 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Yarmouth County and connects Morris Island with East Quinan.-Communities:*Morris Island*Surette's Island*Amiraults Hill...

. The 2006 population was 395.

The village was originally settled by Acadian

Acadian

The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...

s, then by Dutch

Dutch Empire

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 United Empire Loyalists

United Empire Loyalists

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 from New York

New York

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 and New Jersey

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 in 1785, after the Great Expulsion. In the 19th century the village was very prosperous as a major ship building center. The Old Tusket Courthouse, built in 1805 and featuring a bell tower, is the oldest standing courthouse in Canada

Canada

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. The first Nova Scotian to die in aerial combat in WWII was from Tusket (Jack Elmer Hatfield, No. 264 Squadron RAF

No. 264 Squadron RAF

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). The French speaking high school École secondaire de Par-en-Bas

École secondaire de Par-en-Bas

École secondaire de Par-en-Bas is a Canadian French high school located in Tusket, Yarmouth County in the province of Nova Scotia, for Acadian students. The school hosts grades 7 through 12, with approximately 400 students...

 is located in the community. The Université Sainte-Anne

Université Sainte-Anne

Université Sainte-Anne is a francophone university located in the seaside town of Pointe-de-l'Église in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the only French-language university in the province of Nova Scotia and is one of only two such universities in the Maritime Provinces, the other being the Université...

 has a campus located in Tusket as well, in order to serve the Acadian

Acadian

The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...

community in surrounding areas.