Westport, Nova Scotia

[1] The settlement began with the arrival of David Welch and his family in 1769, as well as the Morrells.

A ferry service connects the village with Freeport, Nova Scotia on Long Island.

Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail solo around the world, grew up in Westport, where his mother was born.

Mathematician Roland Richardson was the principal of Westport's high school from 1899 to 1902.

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