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Amherst | Nova Scotia

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Amherst Point Bird Sanctuary

Take a stroll throughout the Amherst Bird Sanctuary and enjoy the company and beauty the local birds have to offer.

Approximately 228 species of birds have been identified here.

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Cumberland County Museum and Archives

Discover many rare artifacts and articles about the town of Amherst. Spend an hour or so diving deep into the town’s history.

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Home Town of Nobel Laureate Willard Boyle

An “electronic eye” co-inventor, Nobel laureate (2009) Willard Boyle was a Canadian physicist.

Boyle was born in 1927 in Amherst. He grew up in northern Quebec, his family moved there from Nova Scotia.

In 1969 Willard Boyle and George Smith, while working in Bell Laboratories, designed the first Charge Coupled Device (CCD). The CCD has become the bedrock of the digital imaging revolution including digital photography and video.

 

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Great Amherst Mystery

The Great Amherst Mystery is the true story of Esther Cox, an eighteen-year-old Amherst resident, who made international headlines in 1878 when she became the centre of a bizarre series of supernatural events. It was a notorious case of reported poltergeist activity.

 

 

It was the subject of an investigation by Walter Hubbell, an actor with an interest in psychic phenomena. Later a popular book.

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Amherst Farmers Market

Every Saturday, May – November

Discover many local treasures and hidden gems at this lovely farmers market.

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Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio

Come and learn the art of rug hooking from a local artist, take part in workshops, lessons, and browse the gift shop filled with beautifully crafted and curated items.

 

 

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Home Town of Father of Confederation Charles Tupper

Sir Charles Tupper was the longest-surviving Father of Confederation. He led Nova Scotia into Confederation in 1867. He went on to serve as the sixth Prime Minister of Canada in 1896.

Charles Tupper was born in Amherst in 1821. He studied at Horton Academy, Wolfville, Nova Scotia (now Acadia University) before going on to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh, becoming a doctor in 1843.

 

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Amherst Internment Camp

Amherst Internment Camp was an internment camp that existed from 1914 to 1919. It was the largest internment camp in Canada during World War I (maximum of 853 prisoners). The camp operated right in the middle of town.

The most famous prisoner at the camp was Leon Trotsky. Russian revolutionary was incarcerated there for one month after he was arrested in Halifax, Nova Scotia in April 1917.

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Amherst Golf Club

Take in the beauty of the Maritime landscape while playing 18-holes with views of the Tantramar marsh.

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Trider’s Craft Beer

Sit down and enjoy an ice-cold beer from around the country. The brewery has many delicious beers with a wide selection of choices.

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