Windsor, Nova Scotia

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Windsor, Nova Scotia is a small Canadian town in Hants County often regarded as the birthplace of ice hockey and known for its historic role in early Nova Scotian education and settlement.

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instanceOf town
areaCode 782
902
climate humid continental climate
country Canada
county Hants County
distanceTo approximately 66 kilometres northwest of Halifax
economy agriculture
service sector
tourism
foundedAs Fort Edward settlement
governingBody West Hants Regional Municipality
hasCulturalIdentity rural small-town character
strong hockey heritage
hasEducationalInstitution King's-Edgehill School
hasEvent Hants County Exhibition
Pumpkin Regatta
hasHeritage Acadian settlement history
New England Planter settlement history
hasHistoricSite Fort Edward National Historic Site
Haliburton House Museum
Shand House Museum
hasRecreation ice hockey rinks
outdoor winter sports
historicalRole early educational centre in Nova Scotia
regional service and market centre for Hants County
knownFor King's-Edgehill School as one of the oldest independent schools in Canada
birthplace of ice hockey
early European settlement in Nova Scotia
early Nova Scotian education
language English
locatedIn Annapolis Valley
locatedNear Bay of Fundy
locatedOn Avon River
mergedInto West Hants Regional Municipality
nearbyUrbanCentre Halifax, Nova Scotia
postalCodePrefix B0N
province Nova Scotia
region Atlantic Canada
sportsTradition curling
ice hockey
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone
transportation Highway 101
waterFeature Pesaquid Lake

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University of King’s College foundingLocation Windsor, Nova Scotia
Thomas Chandler Haliburton placeOfBirth Windsor, Nova Scotia
subject linked to: Haliburton