Osborne Harbour, Nova Scotia

Osborne Harbour in Nova Scotia

Osborne Harbour is a community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] It may have been named for Osborne House, a royal residence used by Queen Victoria on the Isle of Wight. The community was originally settled by Loyalists in 1788.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Osborne Harbour". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 510. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

43°42′59.8″N 65°6′28.7″W / 43.716611°N 65.107972°W / 43.716611; -65.107972 (Osborne Harbour, Nova Scotia)


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