FIRST - Scottish settlers to arrive in Cape Breton - Sydney, Nova Scotia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 46° 08.598 W 060° 11.976
20T E 716277 N 5113781
On 3 August 1802, 415 Scottish settlers arrived in Sydney Harbour aboard the 245 ton ship "Northern Friends." The cairn on which the plaque is affixed, is located at the corner of Esplanade and Amelia Street, in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Waymark Code: WM12GG2
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/23/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member model12
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On 3 August 1802, the 245 ton ship "Northern Friends", arrived in Sydney Harbour with 415 settlers from Scotland. This marked the first immigration directly from Scotland to Cape Breton and formed the vanguard of the great migration which gave this Island its Scottish character.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group

Date of FIRST: 08/03/1802

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