Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia

Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia

Portuguese Cove is a rural community in the Halifax Regional Municipality , Nova Scotia on Route 349 on the Chebucto Peninsula .

History

The name comes from the Portuguese fishermen who for many years sailed in the summer months fishing in the 1700s.

References

[http://www.destination-ns.com/common/places.asp?PlaceID=1314 Destination Nova Scotia]


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