Noel, Nova Scotia
Noel is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants, which is in Hants County, Nova Scotia . The community is most well known for being named after its most prominent resident Noel Doiron and for ship building in the nineteenth century. Noel Doiron is the namesake of the village as well as the surrounding communities of Noel Shore, Nova Scotia, East Noel, (also known as Densmore Mills, Nova Scotia), Noel Road, Nova Scotia, North Noel Road, Nova Scotia. The earliest recorded reference to the community of "Noel" was by surveyor Charles Morris (jurist) in 1752. Prior to that date, the area is referred to as "Trejeptick", which first appears in the Colonial Office minutes of Annapolis Royal in 1734.
Coordinates: 45°17′43″N 63°44′54″W / 45.29528°N 63.74833°W / 45.29528; -63.74833 (Noel, Nova Scotia)
Read more about Noel, Nova Scotia: Acadians, Ulster Scots (Irish), Shipbuilding, Namesake of Noel
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