Barrington, Nova Scotia
Submitted by Kim on Wednesday, 10 October 2007No Comment
The town of Barrington is located on the southernmost tip of Nova Scotia. Its beginnings were marred in tragedy as the early French settlements were destroyed during the 1755 Acadian expulsion. British loyalists, most noteworthy the New Englander planters and fishermen, settled here following the American Revolution.
Cape Islander Boat Invented
Nearby Clark’s Harbour was the place of invention of the Cape Sable Island boat, which handles well in both rough seas and shallow water, with modernized versions still used in most fishing and seafood harvesting operations.
Attractions
- The Old Meeting House, Canada’s oldest non-conformist Meeting House, a guide in period costume will recount the community’s history.
- The Woolen Mill Museum houses the last water-powered mill in Eastern Canada. It also has on display a huge beautiful woolen tapestry that features a bit of the creation of the Nova Scotia Tartan.
- The Western Counties Military Museum displays cannonballs dating to the 1630s from Fort St. Louis, at Port La Tour.
- The five storey tower of the Seal Island Lighthouse he Sand Hills Provincial Park.
Barrington is 1.5 hours southwest of White Point Beach Resort and White Point Manor.
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