Kingsburg, Nova Scotia

Kingsburg
Kingsburg
Community
	Kingsburg From Beach Hill
	Kingsburg Location of the Kingsburg, Nova Scotia
	Coordinates: 44°16′35.9″N 64°15′57.2″W / 44.276639°N 64.265889°W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Lunenburg Municipality
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Highest elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	B0J 2X0
Area code	902
Telephone Exchanges	764, 766
NTS Map	21A8 Lunenburg
GNBC Code	CBFUW
Website	www.kingsburg.info

Kingsburg is a village in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The community is located approximately 130 kilometres from Halifax.

Kingsburg is also a protected cape.^{[citation needed]}

History[edit]

King George III issued a land grant of approximately 1350 acres to foreign Protestant settlers, Leonard Hirtle, John Mossman, Peter Knack, Christian Hartman, John Kayser and Jacob Moser on July 5, 1787.^[2]

For decades, Kingsburg was a fishing and farming community. By the middle of the twentieth century, with the widespread decline of small-scale Atlantic fishery, most fishing culture had disappeared.^{[citation needed]}

Economy[edit]

The evolution of Kingsburg into a vacation and retirement destination has had an impact on the population of the village.^{[citation needed]} About 80% of the houses are vacant during most of the year.^{[citation needed]}

Much of the rural infrastructure for Upper and Lower Kingsburg is centered in Riverport, Nova Scotia. This includes Riverport Electric, the first municipal utility incorporated in Nova Scotia, the Riverport & District Fire Department, Riverport & District Community Center, Riverport Community School and Riverport Post Office.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[edit]

The Kingsburg Peninsula extends from Rose Bay, around the headlands of Rose Head, Hell Point and Gaff Point to the LaHave River estuary.^[3] The Greater Kingsburg Peninsula includes the defined area plus West Ironbound Island. Neighbouring areas to the Kingsburg Peninsula include Upper Kingsburg and Lower Rose Bay.

Gallery[edit]

Kingsburg
Shobac Cottages, and a troop barn
Pioneer cemetery overlooking Hirtle's Beach
Kingsburg Beach
Kingsburg

References[edit]

^ "Kingsburg". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
^ Book 5,#53,page 45, Registry of Deeds, Municipality District of Lunenburg
^ "South Shore & Nova Scotia News".

External links[edit]

[1] "Kingsburg". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.

[2] Book 5,#53,page 45, Registry of Deeds, Municipality District of Lunenburg

[3] "South Shore & Nova Scotia News".

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