Halfway Cove, Nova Scotia

Halfway Cove in Nova Scotia

Halfway Cove is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of Guysborough in Guysborough County.[1][2] The community is best known for its monument to Henry Sinclair's purported discovery of North America.

History

The Prince Henry Sinclair Society of North America believe he landed at Chedabucto Bay in 1398. A monument was erected in Halfway Cove on November 17, 1996. It is a fifteen-ton granite boulder with a black granite narrative plaque.

References

  1. ^ "Halfway Cove". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  2. ^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 271. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

45°20′50.35″N 61°22′15.61″W / 45.3473194°N 61.3710028°W / 45.3473194; -61.3710028 (Halfway Cove, Nova Scotia)


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