Place:Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Name	Shelburne
Alt names	Shelburne	source: Family History Library Catalog
	Port Roseway	source: Wikipedia
Type	Town, County
Located in	Nova Scotia, Canada (1784 - )
See also	Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada	pre-1784 parent county
	Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	post-1836 child county

Contained Places

Inhabited place: Barrington; Clarks Harbour; Lockeport; Shelburne; Sherose Island
Unknown: Barrington Passage; Birchtown; Brass Hill; Doctors Cove; Villagedale; Welshtown

Bef 1784 - Town of Port Roseway exists and is considered to be the capital of Nova Scotia.

1784 - Shelburne county is established in the English province of Nova Scotia in honor of Lord Shelburne. It consists of the area formerly known as the town of Port Roseway.

1836 - Shelburne county is divided into two separate and distinct counties - Shelburne and Yarmouth counties.

1848 - Shelburne county is located in the self-governing English province of Nova Scotia.

1854 - Shelburne county is divided into two districts - Shelburne and Barrington.

1867 - Shelburne county is located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia after the formation of the country of Canada.

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Modern description

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Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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