Broughton, Nova Scotia
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Broughton (2001 pop.: 24) is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality about 12 miles from the former city of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Expected to be a boomtown when first settled, was mostly abandoned when mining operations failed.
[edit] History
Broughton was originally settled in the 19th century as a mining town for the Dominion Coal Company which intended to develop the coal seam at Cochrane's Lake. Some mining was undertaken and construction of the town started. Much planning was done for the construction of the anticipated boomtown, which was one of the first attempts at a planned community in Canada.[1] Construction on the town was started but the mining operation was a failure and the town was soon abandoned.[2] Some residents still live in the vicinity of the the area which is still known as Broughton.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Map of Broughton Nova Scotia Men in the Mines:A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992
- ^ Mine Yard, Broughton, NS Men in the Mines:A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992
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