Cook's Cove
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Cook's Cove | |
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| Coordinates: 45°21′48″N 61°29′16″W / 45.363202°N 61.487652°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Guysborough County |
| First settled | c. 1770 |
Cook's Cove is a settlement that overlooks Chedabucto Bay in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.[1]
It was named after Elias Cook of Marblehead, Massachusetts who settled the area around 1770.[1]
Twenty-two people from seven Mi'kmaq families lived in Cook's Cove in 1949.[2]
Notable residents include Pearleen Oliver (1917–2008) who spent her infant years in Cook's Cove.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Patricia Lumsden. (2012). Cook Descendants - Inlaws and Outlaws. (n.p.): Lulu.com. ISBN 9781105501777
- ^ Paul, Daniel. N. (2021). We Were Not the Savages (3rd Edition) First Nations History: Collision Between European and Native American Civilizations. (n.p.): Fernwood Publishing.
- ^ Smith, Emma (26 February 2021). "New book brings to light legacy of civil rights crusader Pearleen Oliver". CBC. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
External links
- Christopher Cook, Guysborough County Genealogy, Guysborough Historical Society
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