Upper Rawdon, Nova Scotia
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Upper Rawdon in Nova ScotiaUpper Rawdon is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants, which is in Hants County, Nova Scotia. This community was originally part of the Rawdon Township.
In popular culture[]
- Folk singer Stan Rogers publicized the community by his song, "The Rawdon Hills" (See Video).
Upper Rawdon was once famed for the "Rawdon Picnic", a church fund-raiser that happened on the July 1st Canada Day Holiday (though it was "Dominion Day" in those years). The picnics included baby parades, beauty contests, tug of war contests, carnival rides, church suppers and square dancing. The last Rawdon Picnic was held in 1975.
External links[]
- Upper Rawdon, Destination Nova Scotia
Categories:
- Communities in Hants County, Nova Scotia
- General Service Areas in Nova Scotia
- Hants County, Nova Scotia geography stubs