Connecting by Road & Rail
Early transportation in Yarmouth was largely centred on the coast. Gradually, road development linked Yarmouth with the rest of Nova Scotia by land and regular passenger and mail services were established by stage coach. By 1891 railway links with Halifax were completed through the Annapolis Valley and, by 1897, with the opening of the Coast Railway Yarmouth had alternative railway access to Halifax through coastal towns and communities along the south shore of Nova Scotia. Yarmouth became an important port of entry and departure for people and goods moving between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the northeastern United States. Increasingly it became a hub and destination for the fledgling tourism industry. L. E. Baker of Yarmouth, builder of the Grand Hotel, is credited with being the "father of tourism in Nova Scotia".HM Number | HM20YT |
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Year Placed | 2003 |
Placed By | Yarmouth Waterfront Development Corporation and Others |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Monday, August 21st, 2017 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19T E 731655 N 4858793 |
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Decimal Degrees | 43.84588333, -66.11810000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 50.753', W 66° 7.086' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 50' 45.18" N, 66° 7' 5.16" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
Closest Postal Address | At or near Yarmouth County Rail Trail, Yarmouth Nova Scotia B5A 1K9, CA |
Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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