South Maitland, Nova Scotia

South Maitland, Nova Scotia
Observation Deck at Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre
South Maitland, Nova Scotia South Maitland in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°15′13″N 63°28′22″W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Hants County
Municipality	East Hants Municipality
Elevation	10−110 m (−400 ft)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code	B0N
Area code	902
Telephone Exchange	883
NTS Map	011E06
GNBC Code	CBJRA

South Maitland is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County.[1][2] The community was one of the stops on the Shubenacadie Canal system and the site of a number of 19th century shipyards including the yard that built the barque Calburga in 1890, the last large square rigger to sail under a Canadian flag. The village is best known for the historic bridge built over the Shubenacadie River by the Midland Railway, part of the Dominion Atlantic Railway in 1901.[3] Demolished in the 1990s, a surviving abutment of the railway bridge was retrofitted in 2006 by the Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre as a lookoff and walking trail showcasing the tides of the Shubenacadie River. A decommissioned railway caboose is also preserved beside the trail.[4]

See also

• Maitland, Nova Scotia
• Peregrine Maitland

References

1. "Nova Scotia GeoNAMES". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
2. "Canadian Geographical Names Database". nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
3. "South Maitland Bridge", Dominion Atlantic Railway Digital Preservation Institute
4. "About us", Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre Archived 2015-04-24 at the Wayback Machine

External Links

• Nova Scotia Railway Heritage
• Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre
• South Maitland on Destination Nova Scotia

45°15′13″N 63°28′22″W