Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Yarmouth Town Hall
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Author: James Somers


Yarmouth is a small fishing town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It covers 10.56 sq km (4.08 sq mi) and has a population of 6,700 people (2012 estimate). The town is renowned for having the largest lobster fishing ground in the world.

Earliest European presence in Yarmouth is said to goes back to Leif Ericson, the 10th century Viking explorer. This is based on the discovery of a runic stone in the nearby village of Overton in 1812, today preserved at the Yarmouth County Museum & Archives.

The first recorded European to visit the area was French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1604. At that time, the area was inhabited by indigenous people of the Mi'kmaq Nation. The natives called the site Keespongwitk, meaning Land's End. Champlain however established a French fishing village here, called Cape Fourchu.

The Conquest of Acadia in 1710 ejected the French-speaking population from the area. Then in 1759, the site was occupied by English-speaking settlers from the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. They are said to have named the site Yarmouth as well. Then in 1767 the exiled Acadians returned, followed by Loyalists fleeing the American Revolutionary War in 1785.

Today the economy of Yarmouth is based on the fishing industry as well as tourism.

Visiting Yarmouth

You can reach Yarmouth by road, taking Highway 101 from Halifax.

Places of Interest in Yarmouth

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