Official Name: | Port Greville, Nova Scotia |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Nova Scotia |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Port Greville, Nova Scotia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Cumberland County |
Leader Title: | Councilor |
Leader Name: | Carrie Goodwin |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1784 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 45.4°N -96°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | B0M-1T0 |
Area Code: | 902 |
Blank Name: | Telephone Exchange |
Footnotes: | Places in Nova Scotia |
Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
Seat: | Cumberland-Colchester |
Parts Type: | Provincial |
Parts: | Cumberland South |
Leader Title1: | MLA |
Leader Name1: | Tory Rushton (PCP) |
Leader Name2: | Stephen Ellis (CPC) |
Leader Title2: | MP |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Min Ft: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 133 |
Elevation Max Ft: | 436 |
Port Greville is a rural community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. It is home of the Age of Sail Museum of maritime history.
Port Greville was the location of the construction of many sailing ships used in trade mainly with the American New England states. Many sea captains came from the area with names such as Wagstaff, Pettis and Merriam.
One such vessel was the three masted schooner 'Minas King', captained by George Merriam with his cousin J.Randall Merriam operating as first mate. Randall Merriam later became a Master Mariner (inland waters) and captained several of the Canadian National ferries operating between Cape Tormentine New Brunswick and Borden PEI.