St. Andrews, Nova Scotia
This settlement is south-east of the town of Antigonish. Named for the patron saint of Scotland, it formerly included a large district on the South River and Manchester Road, and the surrounding areas of Heatherton and Pomquet. A number of the early settlers had emigrated from Scotland on the ship Nora in 1801. The section became the heart of the Highland country and was built around the then new Guysborough Road. St. Andrew's township was established by 1826 and 1,501 people were living there in 1827.
Father William Fraser (later Bishop), when sent as a priest to St. Andrew's, learned that there was no school in the county by which young men desirous of studying for the priesthood and for professional life could receive their preparatory education. Thus, he founded St. Andrew's Grammar School in an old log house. A postal way office was established at St. Andrews in 1842, but in 1864 this became a post office. John McMillan was postmaster in 1868. The population of St. Andrews in 1956 was 122.
Adapted from:
Public Archives of Nova Scotia. ([1967] 1982). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Belleville: Mika Publishing Company.
A. F. Church Map of Antigonish County
St. Andrews Area
Published in 1878 as a Lithograph
Conserved and Repaired in 2021
Digitized as a tif image
Mounted Plaque with black edges
Material is Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF)
Printed @ 150 dpi
Plaque Size - 16 inches x 20 inches
Framed Print
Printed @ 150 dpi
Print Size - 16 inches x 20 inches
KITH is working with heritage groups in Antigonish, Hants and Halifax counties to preserve and digitize the A. F. Church maps and match the map information with existing genealogical records. The goal is to improve our understanding of the history and social relations in nineteenth century Nova Scotia, and make this data publicly accessible.
