Ironville, Nova Scotia

Ironville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. Formerly known as Boisdale Barrachois, the community was renamed when a separate post office was setup within the area in 1878, just east of Boisdale, and a new name to distinguish it from Boisdale and Barrachois was needed. Since iron was discovered here in 1886, the name Ironville was chosen, on August 1st, 1907.[1][2]

Ironville in Nova Scotia

References
  1. Past, T. (2015, April 25). Nova Scotia / Cape Breton Postal History - BOISDALE BARACHOIS (Cape Breton County), N.S. - 17 July 1897 (Split Ring / Broken Circle Cancel) on Canada 3 cents Small Queen Stamp. Retrieved December 25, 2020, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/allmycollections/17075578189/in/photolist-nkZju-T1pBHU-8stet5-28gHrXz-5aXNvz-s1UNuv-5aXNuk-5b36N9-nkZBv-5b36RQ-5aXNj2-7oiuz2-51AZHm-8vQvwh-51AZ4u
  2. A.J. MacMillan (2001). To The Hill of Boisdale - Pioneer Families of Boisdale, Cape Breton, and Surrounding Areas. Music Hill Publishing. p.xxiii


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