Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

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Main Street Parrsboro

Parrsboro is a town located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at 45.40N, 64.77W.

The town had a population of 1,529 in 2001. It is known for its Ship's Company Theatre productions and the Fundy Geological Museum.

The first settlement was by the Acadians in the 17th century. After they were forced out in 1755, they were replaced by settlers from New England. The name Parrsboro, after Gov. John Parr, was applied in 1784, and the town was incorporated in 1889.

The Springhill and Parrsboro Railway began service to the town from the coal mining town of Springhill on July 1, 1877; Parrsboro became a coal shipping port for the Springhill mines. The railway to Parrsboro was abandoned following the 1958 Springhill Mining Disaster.

Throughout the late 19th century and first 4 decades of the 20th century, Parrsboro saw daily ferry service across the Minas Basin to the Annapolis Valley ports of Kingsport and Wolfville. The 13th and final vessel in this service, operated by the Dominion Atlantic Railway, was the MV Kipawo, which is now permanently beached at Parrsboro and incorporated into the Ship's Company Theatre performance centre.

[edit] Town Features

Parrsboro is known for its Theatre Productions, its fossil and rockhounding attractions, and its high tides, but there are other places around the town worth looking at. The local churches are rich with town history, and welcome all visitors, and the local library has many records of life in Parrsboro, past and present.

[edit] New Development

Recently, Parrsboro was announced as the new base for Headz Gamez International, a board game production company becoming popular on the market. In a few years, HGI wants to be third in the world(behind Milton Bradley and Hasbro) in board games. Factory production had been planned to begin sometime in late 2007, however Headz Gamez canceled the project in December 2006 following a change in management [1].

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