Clydesdale, Nova Scotia

Clydesdale (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chluaidh) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.^[1]

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Clydesdale in Nova Scotia

The area was originally called Yankee Grant as it was granted to a settler from New Hampshire named Dylan Brophy, in 1796. In 1876 it was renamed after the River Clyde in Scotland.^[2]

45°38′44.62″N 62°2′32.53″W / 45.6457278°N 62.0423694°W / 45.6457278; -62.0423694 (Clydesdale, Nova Scotia)

References

^ "Clydesdale". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 137. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

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[cnbg-1] "Clydesdale". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

[names-2] Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 137. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

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Clydesdale, Nova Scotia

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