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Baddeck is a village in northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated in the centre of Cape Breton, where the Baddeck River empties into Bras d'Or Lake. Local governance is provided by the rural municipality of Victoria County, with an elected village council having limited authority. The population was 826 in the 2016 Canadian census. It was first settled by United Empire Loyalists in the late 18th century, and prospered in the 19th century with mining, milling, and shipbuilding. Today the economy depends on services, cultural activities, and tourism. [edit] History
French Jesuits settled at nearby St. Anns in 1629. British settlement came during the 1700s after the territory was ceded by France. In 1839, a property containing an inn, a tavern, and a post office was built. In 1841, Charles James Campbell opened a store began shipbuilding, and developed coal mining. In 1851 Victoria County was split off from Cape Breton county and Baddeck became the site for the new county's jail and court house. Baddeck rose to fame in 1874, with the publication of the travel memoir Baddeck, And That Sort of Thing. In 1885 the Alexander Graham Bell family had a vacation in Baddeck. He then built a complex of buildings, including a new laboratory,[1] named Beinn Bhreagh (Gaelic: beautiful mountain) after Bell's ancestral Scottish highlands. Initially a summer residence, Bell spent an increasing part of the year there, and conducted many experiments, including the AEA Silver Dart's first controlled powered flight in Canada in 1909. From 1885 to 1928 the estate included the Bell Boatyard which made both experimental and traditional boats. The yard was notable for its dual focus on both experimental and traditional boats and for its employment of large numbers of female boatbuilders. Bell is commemorated at the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site. [edit] Research Tips
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