Terre Noire, Nova Scotia

Terre Noire in Nova Scotia

Terre Noire is a small Acadian[1] community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island. It is located about four miles north of Margaree Harbour[2] and south of Cap LeMoine on the Cabot Trail.[3] It is named for the dark soil in the area.[4][5]

Education

References

  1. ^ Biagi, Susan & Vaughan, Keith. Touring the Cabot Trail, p.22 (2005) (ISBN 978-0887806582)
  2. ^ Place-names and places of Nova Scotia, p.669 (1974), Retrieved April 1, 2010
  3. ^ "The spectacular Cabot Trail". The Gazette (Montreal). June 14, 1980. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OIkxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dKQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5292,2035370&dq=terre-noire. Retrieved April 1, 2010. 
  4. ^ Turnbull, Robert & Fisher, Robert C. Canada 1983 (1982)
  5. ^ Nova Scotia Travel Bureau. Nova Scotia tour book: an official guide to the highways of Nova Scotia p. 118 (1956)("Terre Noire (pop 101). The name means 'black ground,' given because of the dark texture of the soil.")