Terre Noire, Nova Scotia

Terre Noire in Nova Scotia

Terre Noire is a small Acadian[1] community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island. It is located about four miles north of Margaree Harbour[2] and south of Cap LeMoine on the Cabot Trail.[3] It is named for the dark soil in the area.[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ Biagi, Susan & Vaughan, Keith. Touring the Cabot Trail, p.22 (2005) (ISBN 978-0887806582)
  2. ↑ Place-names and places of Nova Scotia, p.669 (1974), Retrieved April 1, 2010
  3. ↑ "The spectacular Cabot Trail". The Gazette (Montreal). June 14, 1980. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  4. ↑ Turnbull, Robert & Fisher, Robert C. Canada 1983 (1982)
  5. ↑ Nova Scotia Travel Bureau. Nova Scotia tour book: an official guide to the highways of Nova Scotia p. 118 (1956)("Terre Noire (pop 101). The name means 'black ground,' given because of the dark texture of the soil.")


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