Maple Grove, Nova Scotia

{{Short description|Community in Nova Scotia, Canada}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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Maple Grove is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County.{{cite web |title=Nova Scotia GeoNAMES |url=https://nsgi.novascotia.ca/geonames/ |website=NovaScotia.ca |location= |publisher=Nova Scotia Government |access-date=2025-01-27}}{{Cite web|title=Canadian Geographical Names Database|url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=CAXKN|access-date=2025-01-28|website=nrcan.gc.ca|publisher=Government of Canada}} The community was named for a prominent stand of maple trees in the area.{{cite book|last1=Fergusson|first1=C. Bruce|title=Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia|date=1967|publisher=Public Archives of Nova Scotia|location=Halifax, NS|page=408|url=https://archives.novascotia.ca/places/page/?ID=408|accessdate=9 February 2025}}

On February 8th, 1813, Alexander Patterson received a land grant of 500 acres in Maple Grove along with James Dennison who received 250 acres. A school was built in Maple Grove in 1936.

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Category:Communities in Hants County, Nova Scotia

Category:Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia

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