Brass Hill, Nova Scotia
Brass Hill | |
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Community | |
Brass Hill Location of Brass Hill, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′09″N 65°36′03″W / 43.5525°N 65.600833°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Shelburne |
| Municipal district | Barrington |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Access Routes | Trunk 3 |
Brass Hill is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County.[2]
History
A Black man named Brass lived in the area in the 1760s. Brass Hill was the site of the Barrington Poor Farm, opened in September 1887.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Brass Hill
- ^ Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
- ^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 79. Retrieved 30 September 2025.