Wentworth, Nova Scotia

Coordinates: 45°39′26.09″N 63°32′46.66″W / 45.6572472°N 63.5462944°W / 45.6572472; -63.5462944

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Wentworth is a small Canadian rural community located in the Wentworth Valley of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. It is named after Sir John Wentworth, a former lieutenant-governor of the province.

The community takes in the following hamlets:

Lower Wentworth
Wentworth Centre
Wentworth Station
Wentworth Valley
East Wentworth
West Wentworth
Appleton

The area is also the home of an alpine ski hill, Ski Wentworth, along with a provincial park and the Wentworth Hostel.

In April 2020, Wentworth was one of the locations associated with the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks, the deadliest rampage in Canada's history. At least four were killed there.^[1]

References[]

^ "22 victims of N.S. rampage include retirees, pregnant health care worker, veteran". CBC News. April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

External links[]

Photographs of the Wentworth Valley War Memorial monument, Wentworth, Nova Scotia

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[CBC4-1] "22 victims of N.S. rampage include retirees, pregnant health care worker, veteran". CBC News. April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.

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