Pleasant River, Nova Scotia

Pleasant River in Nova Scotia

Pleasant River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia,[1] located in the Region of Queens Municipality.

Pleasant River was first settled by a man named Zenas Waterman Sr. in October, 1802.[1] On 4 August 1856, a church was opened in Pleasant River.[1] A gold mine called the "Pleasant River Barrens" operated here from 1890 until its closure in 1913.[2]

The population of Pleasant River in 1956 was 97.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 532. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Review of the Environmental Impacts of Historic Gold Mine Tailings in Nova Scotia" (PDF). 2015.

44°26′15.73″N 64°53′0.73″W / 44.4377028°N 64.8835361°W / 44.4377028; -64.8835361 (Pleasant River, Nova Scotia)

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