Whitehill, Nova Scotia
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White Hill is located in Pictou County
in the province of Nova Scotia
, Canada
. It is a rural farming community with a history of Scottish settlement. The population is around 300.
The area was first settled by John Marshall whose family came from Kirkcudbrightshire
, Scotland in 1776. Descendants still live in Whitehill. During the early to mid 20th century farmers from the area worked in the forests during the winter to provide the coal mines with pit props in the nearby town of Westville. Today the area is still farmed, although most land has now reverted to forest. Some of the farming buildings and homes in Whitehill date back to the 1870’s. The older residents of the area remembered hearing the Halifax Explosion
over 100 miles away on that fateful day in 1917. The Canadian landscape painter Mark A. Brennan
has his studio located in Whitehill.
Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 46,513 people in 2006, which represents a decline of 6.3 percent from 1991. It is the sixth most populous county in Nova...
in the province 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...
, Canada
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...
. It is a rural farming community with a history of Scottish settlement. The population is around 300.
The area was first settled by John Marshall whose family came from Kirkcudbrightshire
Kirkcudbrightshire
The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire was a county of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire....
, Scotland in 1776. Descendants still live in Whitehill. During the early to mid 20th century farmers from the area worked in the forests during the winter to provide the coal mines with pit props in the nearby town of Westville. Today the area is still farmed, although most land has now reverted to forest. Some of the farming buildings and homes in Whitehill date back to the 1870’s. The older residents of the area remembered hearing the Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion occurred on Thursday, December 6, 1917, when the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, was devastated by the huge detonation of the SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship, fully loaded with wartime explosives, which accidentally collided with the Norwegian SS Imo in "The Narrows"...
over 100 miles away on that fateful day in 1917. The Canadian landscape painter Mark A. Brennan
Mark A. Brennan
Mark Brennan is a Canadian landscape painter known for his work depicting Canadian National parks and wilderness areas.-Biography:...
has his studio located in Whitehill.