Weymouth is a rural village located in Digby County, Nova Scotia on the Sissiboo River near its terminus on Baie Ste.

The town was formally founded by Loyalist James Moody in 1783 (the year that the Treaty of Paris was signed to end the American Revolution).

Barkhouse and swept through the downtown area destroying 25 buildings including retail shops, factories, and private homes.

The community they established was notable for its early use of hydroelectric power generation, earning it the local nickname "The Electric City".

Irving, recent owners of the land, established walking trails and interpretive signs at the site and fixed the foundations so they are safe for visitors to explore.

Trunk 1 runs through the village and was the main thoroughfare from the Annapolis Valley to Yarmouth prior to the construction of Highway 101.

It is shielded from some Atlantic influence by having a landmass between itself and the main ocean, but it is still moderated compared to areas in the interior of the continent.

Primarily populated by descendants of the loyalists, African-Canadian and White, it also is home to a few Acadians, Mi'kmaq and people of German ancestry.

[citation needed] Author Josephine Leslie (pseudonym R. A. Dick) frequently summer vacationed in Weymouth North.

During her visits she would imagine living during Weymouth's heyday (age of sail) and was inspired to write "The Ghost and Mrs.