Nimbus Pub, Halifax Nova Scotia, 2003. Paperback. Part of the "Images of our Past" series. Book Condition: Has been wet at some time in the past, causing wrinkling of some of the pages. Pages clean & bright, binding tight. 158 pages.
From the Rear Cover
Situated in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, Kentville owes its existence to its unique location as the last crossing point of the Cornwallis River before it empties into the great Minas Basin. Here the early inhabitants, Mi'kmaq and Acadians, forded the river, establishing trading and social patterns. Later, a bridge linked the townships of Cornwallis and Horton, allowing the small settlements of Planters, and later Loyalists, to form the basis of a commercial centre, serving agricultural villages throughout the valley. In 1869 the town's dream of a railway linking it to other valley communities became a reality, and when the railway established its headquarters at Kentville and began shipping Annapolis Valley apples to foreign markets, the town boomed.

Historic Kentville traces the development of the town form its earliest beginnings to its present-day status as a finance and government service centre. Along the way, Kentville produced the first automobile in Nova Scotia, and became home tot he province's longest standing festival - the Apple Blossom Festival. Author Louie Comeau has combined photographs from his own collection with absorbing and entertaining details to provide a charming historic portrait of an important valley town.

ISBN: 9781551094588

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