Terry's Travel: Peggys Cove Nova Scotia

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Peggys Cove Nova Scotia

Just 30 minutes from Halifax is Peggys Cove........the most photographed area in North America

Population of just over 600

Formed with the earth's plates shifted and allowed molten to the surface, the glaciers/ocean tides formed this very unique landscape for all of us to enjoy

In 1962 the area was protected by a Preservation By-Law

Peggys Cove was founded in 1811

The iconic Lighthouse was first lit in 1915 and once housed a Canadian Post Office

Local painter/sculptor William E. deGarthe worked for 6 years on this piece of granite for a monument for all the Nova Scotia fishermen lost at sea...... which is located in the village.

3 comments:

UnknownOctober 18, 2013 at 9:37 PM
So cool! Maybe one day I'll take a trip out there.
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Cybele MoonJanuary 8, 2014 at 1:05 PM
lovely place!!!
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UnknownFebruary 7, 2014 at 8:34 AM
Looks like the perfect place to let one's thoughts wander.
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