Fort Lawrence
Fort Lawrence is a Canadian rural community located on the Isthmus of Chignecto in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, which is named after Fort Lawrence. Situated 1 km east of the Missaguash River which forms the inter-provincial boundary with New Brunswick, Fort Lawrence is situated on a low ridge facing Aulac to the west and Amherst to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Beauséjour and Amherst station.
Fort Beauséjour
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Beauséjour, renamed Fort Cumberland in 1755, is a large, five-bastioned fort on the Isthmus of Chignecto in eastern Canada, a neck of land connecting the present-day province of New Brunswick with that of Nova Scotia. Fort Beauséjour is situated 3½ km northwest of Fort Lawrence.
Amherst station
Railway station
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amherst station is an inter-city railway station in Amherst, Nova Scotia served by Via Rail Ocean train. The station, which opened in 1908, was staffed by Via Rail until October 2012 when the building was closed. Amherst station is situated 3½ km southeast of Fort Lawrence.
Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church
Church
Trinity-St. Stephen's United Church is the largest United Church in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and is located at 1 Ratchford Street. The church was formed by the union of Trinity Methodist Church and St. Trinity-St. Stephen’s United Church is situated 3½ km southeast of Fort Lawrence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and Point de Bute.
Amherst
Photo: Azure, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amherst is a city of 9,400 people in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Amherst is the county seat and largest population centre in the Cumberland region.
Point de Bute
Hamlet
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Point de Bute or Pointe de Bute is an area in ward five of the town of Tantramar in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. The former local service district of Pointe de Bute took its name from the community but used a different spelling. Point de Bute is situated 6 km north of Fort Lawrence.
Fort Lawrence
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.8472° or 45° 50′ 50″ northLongitude
-64.24996° or 64° 14′ 60″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
87QQRQW2+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 6234679380OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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“Fort Lawrence” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia”
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