Mosherville, Nova Scotia

Mosherville in Nova Scotia

Mosherville is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in West Hants Regional Municipality.[1][2] The first recorded settlement in the area was founded by New England Planter James Mosher and his wife Lydia (Allan) Mosher (c. 1762), originally of Newport, Rhode Island.

Mosherville, Hants County is mentioned in Nova Scotia fiction writer Barry Wood's short story "Nowhere to Go" published in England's Postscripts #14 in 2008, and in Alden Nowlan's poem "The Mosherville Road".

References

  1. ^ "Mosherville". 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. 454. Retrieved 14 July 2025.

45°4′21″N 63°57′01″W / 45.07250°N 63.95028°W / 45.07250; -63.95028 (Mosherville, Nova Scotia)


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