Ferguson's Cove is a community within the
Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on the western
shore of
Halifax Harbour between
Purcell's Cove and
Herring Cove along
Route 253. The first 3 digits of the
postal code in the area is B3V.
History
First known as Falkland, it was first settled in
1788 by William Glazebrook. It was first known as Falkland after
Lady Falkland, wife of Lucius Bentinck Falkland, one of the Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia. The Lynch family from
Ireland settled in
1803. Then William Embley from
Newfoundland, who served in the
Royal Navy moved to Ferguson's Cove after being discharged in
1811.
Many of the men made their living as harbour pilot. The area was used as a military fort to 1956 as York Redoubt.
A View From The Water
Parks
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