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Truro, Nova Scotia
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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The chief town of Colchester (disambiguation)|Colchester county, Nova Scotia, on the Salmon river, near the head of Cobequid Bay, 61 m. from Halifax by rail. Pop. (1901), 5993
It is an important junction on the Intercolonial and Midland railways, and the thriving centre of a lumbering and agricultural district. There are numerous local industries, such as engine and boiler works, carriage factory and milk-condensing factory. It also contains the county buildings and the provincial normal school. The Victoria (or Joseph Howe) Park in the vicinity is of great natural beauty.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Truro, Nova Scotia'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/truro-nova-scotia.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Truro, Nova Scotia'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/truro-nova-scotia.html. 1910.
