Sweets Corner, Nova Scotia

Sweets Corner, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
Sweets Corner, Nova Scotia
Sweet's Corner in Nova Scotia

Sweets Corner is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in West Hants Regional Municipality.[1][2]

The area was first settled by families named Dill, Cochran, Hunter and Sweet. One Sweet had a grocery store here at one time, about 1840. The place was named after him.[3]

Construction of the New Westminster United Church in Sweets Corner began in 1936; the church was dedicated on 3 April 1938.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sweets Corner". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Sweets Corner". Nova Scotia GeoNAMES Explorer. Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  3. ^ Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 140 – via Wikisource. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 657. Retrieved 14 July 2025.

44°58′56.23″N 64°2′50.55″W / 44.9822861°N 64.0473750°W / 44.9822861; -64.0473750 (Sweet's Corner, Nova Scotia)


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