Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia

Victoria Beach is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Annapolis County.

It is on the shore of Digby Gut, a narrow channel connecting the Bay of Fundy with the Annapolis Basin.

[1] In 1849, it was the western terminus of Nova Scotia pony express, and a federal plaque in the community commemorates it.

[2] The heritage lighthouse at Battery Point is an eight metre tall wooden structure with octagonal iron lantern and was built in 1901.

[3] The area was labelled as Andromeda on a 1609 map by Marc Lescarbot, but was renamed for Queen Victoria following her silver jubilee in 1862.