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Category: Agricultural

Cole Harbour Dyke

Cole Harbour Dyke

An 1880 plan titled “Transverse section of sluice frame,” showing a sluice gate of the Cole Harbour dyke, drawn by J. Leo. Liddiard.
Hot Beds in Winter

Hot Beds in Winter

Hot beds were used to extend the growing season in Cole Harbour, being usually planted in March. Farmers would add manure along with the soil and plants, which […]
Lawlor’s Dyke

Lawlor’s Dyke

This stone dyke is traditionally attributed to the Jamaica Maroons who came to Halifax from the Caribbean in 1796. Most left the province in 1800 and resettled in […]
West Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia

West Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia

Acadian house (left) and barn in West Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, belonging to the Faucher family.
A Drumlin on the West Side of the Harbour

A Drumlin on the West Side of the Harbour

A whale-shaped deposit of glacial till that provides farmland for local residents of Cole Harbour.