Port Lorne is located in Nova Scotia
Port Lorne
Port Lorne in Nova Scotia

Port Lorne is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County on the shore of the Bay of Fundy.[1] Originally known as Marshall's Cove, it was officially named as Port Williams in 1874, and then renamed Port Lorne in 1879 after the newly appointed Governor General, the Marquis of Lorne.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Port Lorne". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Sabean, Dean; Banks, Ken (2009). Stories of Marshall's Cove & The Mountain. Marshall's Cove History Group. ISBN 9780986476402.
  3. ↑ Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 551. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

44°56′54.67″N 65°15′54.51″W / 44.9485194°N 65.2651417°W / 44.9485194; -65.2651417 (Port Lorne, Nova Scotia)


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