Kaino -
(2010-11-18 18:01:05)
Nova Scotia Timeline
Does anyone have information on historical events for Nova Scotia for those of us who do not live there?
Here is my Timeline for Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Does anyone else have more information about the History of Pictou County that I can use as a timeline in my family tree?
Pictou County Time Line
January 1770 - There were 120 people living in Pictou Township July 1773 - The Hector Leaves Loch Broom, Scotland, 15 September 1773 - The Hector Arrives in Pictou 1763 Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island were annexed to Nova Scotia. 1773 The first Scottish settlers arrived. 1749 - Halifax, Nova Scotia's capital city, was founded 1755 - Expulsion of the Acadians May 4, 1783 - First Loyalist Landing at Port Roseway (Shelburne),N.S. 1784 - N.B. is created 1784 - Race Riot in Shelbourne & Bridgetown,N.S. September 1803 - Built Bridge Across East River 1806 - Ferry Service Between Pictou & P.E.I begins 1809 - Land patents granted in Pictou County called the Philadelphia Grant 1815–1850 Some 55,000 immigrants, mostly Scottish and Irish, came to the province. 1818 Dalhousie University was founded in Halifax. 1820 Cape Breton was annexed to Nova Scotia. 1821 - Pictou County Schooner Shipbuilding began by Captain George McKenzie 1824 - Cole Point Light House Built 1827, 1838 - Built New Glasgow Bridge 1829 - A horse tramway or light rail in Nova Scotia had been in operation since 1829 1840 - Captain George McKenzie built 34 vessels in New Glasgow. Other shipbuilder was Captain Thomas Graham 1840 – Hamilton’s Bakery Established 1847 - Typhus outbreak 1848 - Irish Potato Famine 1848 Nova Scotia was the first British colony where the principle of responsible government was recognized. 1856 - Pictou Iron Foundry Established 1857 - Ottawa becomes the capital of Canada 1861 - The Grand Trunk Railway is completed April 1867 – Inter-colonial Railway was completed going from New Glasgow to Truro 1867 - Confederation, Canada is made up of Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, & Nova Scotia 1867 - Matheson & Co Ltd – Acadian 1870s - Pictou Gas Works Established 1871 - Pictou Boot & Shoe Company Founded 1873 - New Glasgow Business Sector Destroyed by Fire 1876 - The railway from Halifax to Quebec was completed. February 1877 - September 1887 - Eastern Extension Railroad, New Glasgow & Fishers Grant (Pictou Landing) 1880 - Eggs sold for a dime a dozen, butter for 17¢ a lbs, molasses at 50¢ cents a gallon, roast beef for 8¢ a lbs & a soup bone sold for 5¢. 12 April 1882 - N.S. Steel Company Established in Trenton 1889 - Charles, Elizabeth & Nellie Smith Came to Canada from England 1892 - John E Garret Ltd founded 1902 - Maritime Steel & Foundry founded 1914 - McPherson Foundry founded 1917 - New Glasgow Foundry founded 1917 - The Halifax Explosion 1919 - Canadian National Railways incorporated 11 November 1919 - WWI Ended Spanish Flue Kills 100,000 people 24 October 1921, Bluenose wins International Fisherman’s Trophy 1921 - Legal adoption started in Ontario The Dirty Thirties WWII 31 March 1949 – Nfld. joins Canada 1950 - Start of Korean Conflict 17 November 1961 - Saskatchewan enacts Medicare 15 February 1965 - Maple Leaf becomes Canada’s flag October 1970 - F.L.Q. Crisis 4 June 1976 - Canada announces a 200-mile coastal fishing zone 1989 – NAFTA goes into effect 1992 – Atlantic Canada’s cod-fishing industry is shut down due to over fishing 1992 – Westray Coal Mine explosion in Plymouth, N.S.
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