Nicolas Denys Museum - St. Peter's, Nova Scotia
Posted by: elyob
N 45° 39.320 W 060° 52.200
20T E 665951 N 5057960
Preserving the history of Nicolas Denys, St. Peters and surrounding areas is the role of this museum, according to the cited web site.
Waymark Code: WMN0FD
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/02/2014
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As a centennial project, the museum was opened in 1967. Across the road from the museum is a restful lookout to view the canal.
According to the museum's facebook page, the museum contains artifacts identified with the Mi'Kmaw and the early French and British. It houses a small reference library of the history of this area and all of Cape Breton Island. A developer of the fisheries along the Nova Scotia coast, Denys established a trading post and a fort. Here he exploited the timber resources, exporting the cuttings to France. He was probably the first lumber exporter long before Canada became a nation.
The telephone number is 902-535-2379. The Email address follows.
nicolasdenysmuseum@gmail.com