Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia

Date: 1788 [unknown]
Location: Ferguson's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Ferguson's Cove is a suburban community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on the western shore of Halifax Harbour between Purcell's Cove and Herring Cove.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early Families 1.2 Resources 2 Sources

History

First settled in 1788 by William Glazebrook. It was initially known as Falkland, named after Lady Falkland, wife of Lucius Bentinck Falkland, one of the Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia. The Lynch family from Ireland settled in 1803. Another of the earliest settlers was William Embley from Newfoundland, who served in the Royal Navy. He relocated to Ferguson's Cove after being discharged in 1811^[1].

The community was connected to Spryfield, a community further inland on the Chebucto Peninsula, by a road which began at the foot of the steep hill just to the north of York Redoubt, and ended in the Roach's Pond area of Spryfield. This is now a footpath which is seldom used, and slowly reverting to a natural state – but still easily followed and well worth the time to hike. The Ferguson's Cove entrance is just south of an old quarry, while the Sprfield entrance is behind the sewer treatment plant at the end of Princeton Ave.

There were several slate quarries in the community in the early 20th century, but none are active today.

Many of the men of the community in its early days made their living as harbour pilots. By the latter part of the 20th century, however, it had become a "bedroom community" for Halifax.

Early Families

Resources

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Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia article for Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia. Accessed 2018.