Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia
{{Short description|Rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada}}
{{Distinguish|Portugal Cove-St. Philip's|Portugal Cove South}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
Portuguese Cove is a rural community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia on Route 349 on the Chebucto Peninsula .
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History
The name comes from the Portuguese fishermen who for many years sailed in the summer months fishing in the 18th century. During the War of 1812, the community received the 133 passengers from the wreck of {{HMS|Atalante|1808|6}}.[https://books.google.com/books?id=jWUBAAAAQAAJ&dq=captain+%22frederick+hickey%22&pg=PA234 Royal Naval Chronicle, p. 232] A local fishing vessel discovered the passengers in three small vessels stranded in the fog and guided them to safety at Portuguese Cove. Captain Hickey reported, the "inhabitants of Portuguese cove behaved towards us all with every possible mark of hospitality, kindness, and attention, that humanity could dictate."[https://books.google.com/books?id=jWUBAAAAQAAJ&dq=captain+%22frederick+hickey%22&pg=PA234 Royal Naval Biography, p. 234]
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201045/http://www.destination-ns.com/common/places.asp?PlaceID=1314 Destination Nova Scotia]
- [https://archive.today/20120714172111/http://maps.halifax.ca/ExploreHRM/viewer.php Explore HRM]
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Category:Communities in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Category:Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia
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