West Quoddy, Nova Scotia

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West Quoddy, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
West Quoddy, Nova Scotia
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West Quoddy in Nova Scotia

West Quoddy is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. It is located along the Marine Drive on Nova Scotia Trunk 7 about 19 km (12 mi) east of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia.[1] The community is located at the mouth of the Quoddy River and the head of Quoddy Harbour.[2][3][4] Several small islands are located in the harbour.[4]

Settlement of the area began around 1820.[5] The modern-day name for the settlement is derived from the mi'kmaq name for the area, Noodakwade, meaning "the seal hunting place".[6][5] The settlement was previously known as West Newdy Quoddy, an anglicized version of the native name.[6] Several variations of the name of the community were used as well, including Noody Quoddy, Noody Quoday and Newdiquoddy.[5][6] A Presbyterian church was opened on October 19, 1873, and a Baptist church was built in the community in 1954 and dedicated on July 19 of the same year. A schoolhouse was built in 1876 and a new school was built in 1945.[6]

The headwaters of Quoddy River are the Chain Lakes, at an approximate elevation of 100 m (330 ft), about 17 km (11 mi) northwest of the community.[7][8] The river progresses southeast-ward, passing through Quoddy Lake, as well as the Fourth and Third Lakes.[9][10][11] The river continues in its general direction and flows through the Second and First Lakes before culminating in The Bridges Pool and flowing under Trunk 7 and into Quoddy Harbour.[12][13][14]


Coordinates: 44°55′4.5″N 62°21′11.2″W / 44.917917°N 62.353111°W / 44.917917; -62.353111

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  1. ^ "Google Maps". Google. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ "West Quoddy". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Quoddy River". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Quoddy Harbour". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Scott 2011, p. 218.
  6. ^ a b c d "Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Chain Lakes". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Point-to-point distance Chain Lakes – West Quoddy". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Quoddy Lake". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Fourth Lake". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Third Lake". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Second Lake". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  13. ^ "First Lake". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  14. ^ "The Bridges Pool". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

Bibliography[]

Scott, David (2011). Nova Scotia Place Names. DESPUB. ISBN 978-0-9865370-1-1.


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