Liverpool (Nova Scotia)

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Liverpool
Liverpool's bridge on Bristol Avenue, spans the Mersey River
Liverpool's bridge on Bristol Avenue, spans the Mersey River
Location in Nova Scotia
Liverpool (Nova Scotia)
Liverpool
Liverpool
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : Nova Scotia
Regional Municipality: Region of Queens Municipality
Coordinates : 44 ° 2 ′  N , 64 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 2 ′  N , 64 ° 43 ′  W
Residents : 2653 (as of 2011)
Time zone : Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 )
Postal code : B0T
Foundation : 1759

Liverpool is a town on the south coast of Nova Scotia , Canada . In 1996 Liverpool gave up its administrative independence and joined the Region of Queens Municipality . Liverpool is located in Queens County on the Atlantic coast, at the mouth of the Mersey River .

history

Liverpool was founded in 1759 as a fishing port and named after the city of the same name, Liverpool, in England , which is also on the Mersey River. After the American Civil War , the city gained importance when many loyalists settled there. During the Civil War, privateers used Liverpool's port to look for American ships off the coast of Nova Scotia and New England .

In the 19th century the city became an important seaport for the fishing industry and the growing shipbuilding industry. The city also became a leading exporter of timber, which was shipped from the inland forests down the Mersey River to the coast.

However, the advent of steam shipping and the collapse of Liverpool's local bank in 1871 severely affected the city's economy, which eventually went into a long decline. Luck was briefly returned, however, when smugglers smuggled alcohol into the United States of America during Prohibition in the 1920s .

economy

In later decades, tourism became a major source of income for Liverpool, particularly when the Lighthouse Route was promoted between the Yarmouth Ferry Terminal and Halifax . Liverpool was also discovered as a recreational destination for many Halifax residents during the summer months.

Liverpool's largest employer is the Bowater Paper Company , a paper mill near Brooklyn with 400 employees and an annual output of 255,000 tons of newsprint. The factory was built in the 1920s and produced for newspapers such as the Halifax Chronicle-Herald and the Washington Post .

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