Seafoam, Nova Scotia

Seafoam is an unincorporated area in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.[3] It is on Nova Scotia Trunk 6 between the communities of Melville and Toney River. It is a rural area on the Northumberland Strait to the east of Cape John.[4] The nearest village is River John, some 8 km southwest, and postal, telephone and fire services are provided from there. The nearest town is Pictou some 23 km to the east.

Seafoam
Unincorporated area
Seafoam
Location of Seafoam, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°46′56.5″N 62°58′28.2″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
CountyPictou County
District4
Government
 • Councillor, District 4Ronald Baillie[1]
 • MLA, Pictou WestKarla MacFarlane
 • MP, Central NovaPeter MacKay
Highest elevation20 m (70 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0K 1N0
Area code and exchange(902) 351-xxxx
Websiteriverjohn.com

There are two alternative sources for the origins of the name. One is that it comes from the name of a schooner that was wrecked here.[5] The other is that it describes the state of the shore during a storm.[3]

Most work in the past has been from farming, fishing and forestry. There were once two wharves at Seafoam, both with lobster canneries. Neither are being worked today. One at MacDonalds Cove is now derelict and the other was 3 km to the east at Baillies Cove. In the early 1900s a quarry was exporting stone by sea.[5]

A school was built here in approximately 1900. The first building burnt down in 1926 and was replaced by a nearby hall which served as the school until 1968. The building is now the Melville-Seafoam Community Hall.[5]

References
  1. "MEMBERS OF COUNCIL 2012 – 2016" (PDF). Municipality of Pictou County. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. "The Atlas of Canada". Toporama. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. "Nova Scotia Geographical Names". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. "Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. MacDonald, Mona (2006). A Walk Down Memory Lane: Seafoam School 1900-1968.


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