Summerville & Hunts Point sites "History on the Road"
- 7 years ago
We went out to film at Summerville and Hunts Point beaches today after we were had been hit by two blizzards along the Atlantic coast. Summerville and Hunts Point are two small village sin the Canada province of Nova Scotia.
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Summerville was first settled in 1784 by Captain John Grant.
He was a battle-scarred United Empire Loyalist who came originally from Strathspray, Scotland.
His land grand was 3000 acres but was soon divided into 9 lots and sold to various people.
Captain John Grant died in Summerville in 1792 at the age of 64.
Prior to John Grant settling this area there is some evidence of Acadians living in the area.
The Grant homestead was on what now is called Loyal Hill. The Grant family kept control of most of this land for almost 100 years.
Michael Bergen Grant, the great grandson of John Grant bought the property at a public auction in 1866.
Shortly after that he established a gypsum quarry and a repair wharf. However in 1877 he leased this land to Daniel Hobart of Dennysville Maine and Edward Dimock of Windsor Nova Scotia. In later years these two gained full control of the land.
Daniel Hobart was the US Consul for the town of Windsor and Edward Dimock was already well established in the gypsum business in the Windsor area.
Daniel Hobart kept control of this property until 1888 when it was sold. It appeared that Daniel was suffering financial losses.
This could have been because the easy to reach gypsum at the quarry was becoming hard to find and it would take a great deal of money to dig the remaining gypsum from the quarry.
The wooden ship repair business was also in decline at this time.
The land has gone through quite a few hands since this time.
These original nine properties have since been subdivided into many smaller lots as we know the area today.
Many of the ancestors of the first owners are still living in the area.
Shipbuilding was another important industry of the area in the mid 1800's. Captain George Armstrong being the principal builder. His shipyard was located next to what became the government wharf.
Once the area became established as a community it was know as Black Rock because of a rock just off shore from the place where the government wharf was to be built.
During the mid 19th century the principal means of outside transportation was by water.
Summerville was the terminus for many ferries. The earliest of these were row boats only went across the Avon River to Hantsport where rail connections could be made.
Later ones sailed to Windsor with stops on the way at Card's Beach, Burlington and Newport Landing.
The Musgrove family was involved in this from of transport for many years. There best know ferry being the Maggie Van.
Around 1880 the Avon River Steam Ferries began.
The first being the 15 ton Pinafore. In 1888 the Pinafore was followed by the much larger Avon which had a registered weight of 45 tons.
In 1910 the Avon was replaced by the best know ferry of this area , the Rotundus with a registered weight of 66 tons. She served the area for 27 years.
At this time road transportation made replacing her impractical.
The early residents of Summerville recognized the importance of an education. The first school was built in 1853.
This school served the community until around 1871 when a new building was erected.
The third school was built in 1883 and this building is still standing.
It was as a school until 1966 when the Dr. Arthur Hines School was built.
Hunt's Point is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality.
We hope you like the video and we dedicated this video to those that have disabilities and cannot get out of their homes We plan to do many towns and village, and cities. Thanks www.oldhistoryns.ca
Summerville was first settled in 1784 by Captain John Grant.
He was a battle-scarred United Empire Loyalist who came originally from Strathspray, Scotland.
His land grand was 3000 acres but was soon divided into 9 lots and sold to various people.
Captain John Grant died in Summerville in 1792 at the age of 64.
Prior to John Grant settling this area there is some evidence of Acadians living in the area.
The Grant homestead was on what now is called Loyal Hill. The Grant family kept control of most of this land for almost 100 years.
Michael Bergen Grant, the great grandson of John Grant bought the property at a public auction in 1866.
Shortly after that he established a gypsum quarry and a repair wharf. However in 1877 he leased this land to Daniel Hobart of Dennysville Maine and Edward Dimock of Windsor Nova Scotia. In later years these two gained full control of the land.
Daniel Hobart was the US Consul for the town of Windsor and Edward Dimock was already well established in the gypsum business in the Windsor area.
Daniel Hobart kept control of this property until 1888 when it was sold. It appeared that Daniel was suffering financial losses.
This could have been because the easy to reach gypsum at the quarry was becoming hard to find and it would take a great deal of money to dig the remaining gypsum from the quarry.
The wooden ship repair business was also in decline at this time.
The land has gone through quite a few hands since this time.
These original nine properties have since been subdivided into many smaller lots as we know the area today.
Many of the ancestors of the first owners are still living in the area.
Shipbuilding was another important industry of the area in the mid 1800's. Captain George Armstrong being the principal builder. His shipyard was located next to what became the government wharf.
Once the area became established as a community it was know as Black Rock because of a rock just off shore from the place where the government wharf was to be built.
During the mid 19th century the principal means of outside transportation was by water.
Summerville was the terminus for many ferries. The earliest of these were row boats only went across the Avon River to Hantsport where rail connections could be made.
Later ones sailed to Windsor with stops on the way at Card's Beach, Burlington and Newport Landing.
The Musgrove family was involved in this from of transport for many years. There best know ferry being the Maggie Van.
Around 1880 the Avon River Steam Ferries began.
The first being the 15 ton Pinafore. In 1888 the Pinafore was followed by the much larger Avon which had a registered weight of 45 tons.
In 1910 the Avon was replaced by the best know ferry of this area , the Rotundus with a registered weight of 66 tons. She served the area for 27 years.
At this time road transportation made replacing her impractical.
The early residents of Summerville recognized the importance of an education. The first school was built in 1853.
This school served the community until around 1871 when a new building was erected.
The third school was built in 1883 and this building is still standing.
It was as a school until 1966 when the Dr. Arthur Hines School was built.
Hunt's Point is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality.