Political Life

Political Life (HM206N)

Location: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia B5A 1M1 Yarmouth County
Country: Canada
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N 43° 50.697', W 66° 7.118'

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A Colourful Past

During its early development Yarmouth was a part of Queens County and reported to the administrative seat in Liverpool. After 1784 Shelburne became the county town for Yarmouth. More local control was achieved with the formation of Yarmouth County in 1836. The Town of Yarmouth was incorporated in 1890.
An important and colourful era in Yarmouth's political life occurred during the debates leading up to the joining of Canadian colonies in a federal form of government based on the British parliamentary system in 1867. Confederation was based on a strong central government with specific powers delegated to the provinces. Yarmouth people and the politicians were opposed to Confederation by a wide margin. With a long tradition of working independently beyond colonial boundaries, many people of Yarmouth were convinced of their ability to further their prosperity under the status quo. Anti-confederates included a significant group of people who opposed the process adopted to achieve Confederation, if not the idea of Confederation.
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Yarmouth's First Town Council, 1890
Yarmouth Herald July 4, 1867
Yarmouth Herald September 25, 1867
Hon. Edward Blake and Wilfrid Laurier, later to become Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911), arrived in Yarmouth by
train on August 17, 1881 for a political event in support of the Liberal Party. They addressed a crowd estimated at 3,500 people at the Yarmouth rink the next day. The following week, Sir S. Leonard Tilley, a New Brunswick Father of Confederation; Thomas White, Member of Parliament; and Senator Boyd addressed a large rally for the Conservative Party at the rink.
Main Street, Yarmouth decorated for the visit of Canada's Governor General Lord Aberdeen and Lady Aberdeen, August, 1894. "The town was most profusely dressed in bunting, arches and other decorations spanned the streets, bells were rung and the town was thronged with visitors." J. Murray Lawson Yarmouth Past and Present (Yarmouth, 1902) Page 640
A cartoonist's view of provincial politics in Nova Scotia in the 1930s.
A political cartoon from the Confederation Era. The cartoonist is anti-confederate. This was the majority view of Yarmouth citizens.
The completion of the railway link to Yarmouth was a politically controversial project. Cartoonist R. Balfour Brown pokes fun at the railway in this 1880 cartoon.
Photos:Yarmouth County Museum
Learn more about Yarmouth's political heritage at the Yarmouth County Museum and Archives, 22 Collins Street and the Argyle Township Court House and Archives, Tusket
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HM NumberHM206N
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Year Placed2003
Placed ByYarmouth Waterfront Development Corporation and Others
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Date Added Thursday, July 27th, 2017 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 731615 N 4858688
Decimal Degrees43.84495000, -66.11863333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 50.697', W 66° 7.118'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 50' 41.8200" N, 66° 7' 7.0800" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 230 Water St, Yarmouth Nova Scotia B5A 1M1, CA
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