West Quoddy, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
West Quoddy, Nova Scotia
West Quoddy in Nova Scotia

West Quoddy is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. It is located along the Marine Drive on Nova Scotia Trunk 7 about 19 km (12 mi) east of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia.[1] The community is located at the mouth of the Quoddy River and the head of Quoddy Harbour.[2][3][4] Several small islands are located in the harbour.[4]

Settlement of the area began around 1820.[5] The modern-day name for the settlement is derived from the mi'kmaq name for the area, Noodakwade, meaning "the seal hunting place".[6][5] The settlement was previously known as West Newdy Quoddy, an anglicized version of the native name.[6] Several variations of the name of the community were used as well, including Noody Quoddy, Noody Quoday and Newdiquoddy.[5][6] A Presbyterian church was opened on October 19, 1873, and a Baptist church was built in the community in 1954 and dedicated on July 19 of the same year. A schoolhouse was built in 1876 and a new school was built in 1945.[6]

The headwaters of Quoddy River are the Chain Lakes, at an approximate elevation of 100 m (330 ft), about 17 km (11 mi) northwest of the community.[7][8] The river progresses southeast-ward, passing through Quoddy Lake, as well as the Fourth and Third Lakes.[9][10][11] The river continues in its general direction and flows through the Second and First Lakes before culminating in The Bridges Pool and flowing under Trunk 7 and into Quoddy Harbour.[12][13][14]

44°55′4.5″N 62°21′11.2″W / 44.917917°N 62.353111°W / 44.917917; -62.353111

References

  1. ↑ "Google Maps". Google. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "West Quoddy". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Quoddy River". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Quoddy Harbour". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 Scott 2011, p. 218.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Chain Lakes". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Point-to-point distance Chain Lakes – West Quoddy". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Quoddy Lake". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Fourth Lake". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Third Lake". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Second Lake". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "First Lake". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "The Bridges Pool". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

Bibliography

Scott, David (2011). Nova Scotia Place Names. DESPUB. ISBN 978-0-9865370-1-1.

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