Kempt Road, Nova Scotia

Kempt Road in Nova Scotia

Kempt Road is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Richmond County on Cape Breton Island.[1]

Origin of name

Kempt Road is named after General Sir James Kempt, who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia from 1820 to 1828, about the time this area was first settled by Europeans.

References

  1. ^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 324. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

45°39′11.41″N 61°9′42.29″W / 45.6531694°N 61.1617472°W / 45.6531694; -61.1617472 (Kempt Road, Nova Scotia)


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