Hazel Hill, Nova Scotia

Hazel Hill in Nova Scotia

Hazel Hill is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of Guysborough in Guysborough County.[1]

Hazel Hill was chosen by the Commercial Cable Company in the 1888 as the site of a trans-Atlantic cable station as it is the closest point of land in mainland North America to Europe. Engineers and skilled workers were brought from England and a planned ‘white collar’ community was built, including stylish homes, a tennis court, cricket field and curling rink. The station was housed in an imposing two-and-a-half storey brick and granite structure.[2] It ceased operation in 1962 and due to its poor condition was set to be demolished in 2017.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hazel Hill". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Commercial Cable Building". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Guysborough County's abandoned commercial cable station to be demolished". CTV News Atlantic. Bell Media. July 14, 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Photographs of Commercial Cable Company Telegraph Office". Retrieved 14 July 2017.

Coordinates: 45°19′39.11″N 61°1′49.53″W / 45.3275306°N 61.0304250°W / 45.3275306; -61.0304250 (Hazel Hill, Nova Scotia)


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