22-738: Westville may refer to: in Canada Westville, Nova Scotia in South Africa Westville, KwaZulu-Natal in the United Kingdom Westville, Nottinghamshire Westville, Lincolnshire in the United States Westville, California , an unincorporated community in Placer County Westville (New Haven) , Connecticut,
44-649: A borough in Gloucester County Westville, New York , a town in Franklin County Westville, Oklahoma , a town in Adair County Westville, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated community Westville, South Carolina , an unincorporated community See also [ edit ] New Westville, Ohio [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
66-555: A guide for travellers and eventually evolved into a winding Main Street. By the late 1820s, Dorchester was commonly referred to as Antigonish. In 1852, a newspaper, The Casket , began publication. It was recently purchased by Bounty Print in 2015. St. Francis Xavier University was established in Antigonish in 1855, having been founded in 1853 in Arichat , Cape Breton and originally called
88-419: A land area of 4.98 km (1.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 934.9/km (2,421.5/sq mi) in 2021. Antigonish is a service centre for the surrounding region that includes Antigonish and Guysborough Counties and many local businesses are based in the service sector . There are no major industrial operations located in the town or county. The workforce is primarily white collar with
110-639: A neighborhood Westville, Florida , a town in Holmes County Westville (Georgia) , an open-air museum town in the city of Columbus Westville, Illinois , a village in Vermilion County Westville, Indiana , a town in LaPorte County Westville, Monroe County, Mississippi , a village Westville, Simpson County, Mississippi , a ghost town Westville, Missouri , an unincorporated community Westville, New Jersey ,
132-466: Is a town in Antigonish County , Nova Scotia , Canada. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland . It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Halifax , the provincial capital. Antigonish had been the location of an annual Mi'kmaq summer coastal community prior to European settlement. The original definition of
154-545: Is a town in Pictou County , Nova Scotia , Canada. It is located immediately west of Stellarton and about four kilometres southwest of New Glasgow , the major town in the area. Originally called Acadian Village , the name Westville was chosen because the community was west of the Albion Mines (now Stellarton). Westville has a long history of coal mining dating back to 1864 when coal was first discovered. The opening of
176-586: Is located in Antigonish. Established in 1853, St. Francis Xavier has 4,267 full-time students and 500 part-time students. It was named as the best primarily undergraduate university in Canada by Maclean's magazine for five consecutive years (2002–2006). St. Francis Xavier is also well known for the X-Ring and the Coady International Institute . The elementary and secondary schools in Antigonish fall under
198-503: Is notable for having a social movement named for it, the Antigonish Movement , launched from St. Francis Xavier University in the 1920s by local priests and educators including Moses Coady and Jimmy Tompkins . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Antigonish had a population of 4,656 living in 2,205 of its 2,675 total private dwellings, a change of 6.7% from its 2016 population of 4,364 . With
220-497: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Westville had a population of 3,540 living in 1,567 of its 1,660 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 3,628 . With a land area of 14.24 km (5.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 248.6/km (643.9/sq mi) in 2021. While mainly a bedroom community , Westville's Main Street features banks, shops, restaurants and other amenities. A Nova Scotia highway rest stop
242-459: The Duke of Cumberland's Regiment settled at Chedabucto (present-day Guysborough ), eventually establishing present-day Amherst, Nova Scotia . In 1796 another settler named Zephaniah Williams (of which Williams Point just outside of town was named after), with the assistance of a First Nations guide, blazed a trail from Antigonish Harbour to Brown's Mountain, using the shortest route. This trail became
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#1732849068297264-682: The Acadia Mine followed in 1866. Westville, along with Stellarton, was once home to a thriving coal mining industry. At its peak, during World War I, Westville boasted three underground workings; the Black Diamond, the Acadia, and the Drummond. Westville was the site of the Drummond Mine explosion on May 13, 1873. The last underground mine, the Drummond pit, closed in the 1970s. Extensive open-pit mining on
286-583: The College of East Bay after East Bay, Nova Scotia where an earlier institution had once existed (1824–1829). St.F.X. was originally a Catholic seminary and was granted full university powers in 1866 by an act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly . The town is also the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish . The first hospital in Antigonish opened on June 10, 1906. Antigonish
308-422: The Drummond and Acadia sites was carried out throughout the 1980s and 1990s, by Pioneer Coal Limited of Antigonish, Nova Scotia . In the early 1900s Westville also boasted the largest natural ice skating rink east of Montreal. Today the miner's monument at Acadia Park honoring those touched by the town's mining disasters, and a community centre is all that remains of its proud coal mining heritage. The war memorial
330-585: The jurisdiction of the Strait Regional School Board . Antigonish is home to three public schools: Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School , St. Andrew Junior School and the Antigonish Education Centre. The annual Antigonish Highland Games have been held since 1863. The first games were held to raise funds for the construction of St. Ninian 's Cathedral. Year-round, the town has access to professional and community theatre through
352-418: The largest employers being St. Martha's Regional Hospital and St. Francis Xavier University. Until 2011, Antigonish accommodated Canada Post 's National Philatelic Centre, which provided mail-order services for worldwide collectors of Canadian stamps. In 2005, the provincial government approved the twinning of Highway 104 from Addington Forks Road easterly 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to Taylor's Road. In 2017,
374-670: The name has been lost as the Mi'kmaq language has undergone many revisions over the last two centuries. The first European settlement took place in 1784 when Lt. Colonel Timothy Hierlihy of the Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment received a large land grant surrounding Antigonish Harbour . Hierlihy and his party founded the Dorchester settlement, named for Sir Guy Carleton , who was Governor General of Canada and subsequently Lord Dorchester. Shortly after, Sgt Nathan Pushee of
396-457: The provincial government announced that a further 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Sutherlands River to Antigonish would be twinned, thus creating an uninterrupted four-lane highway network from Halifax to Antigonish. The finished twinned highway was opened in July 2023. The Antigonish area experienced great deal of economic growth and retail development between 2004 and 2007 when the retail landscape of
418-473: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westville&oldid=1133197994 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Westville, Nova Scotia Westville
440-559: The town and county changed significantly. Much of the growth took place in the Post Road area, just outside town. Other areas also saw growth. A multi-unit retail annex was constructed at the local shopping mall in the spring of 2006. This complex houses a new sporting goods store, and other businesses and services. The mall area also saw the construction of restaurants which opened in late 2006 and in February 2007. St. Francis Xavier University
462-736: Was opened at the end of Cowan Street off exit 21 of Highway 104 , part of the Trans-Canada Highway . One of the largest Canada Day celebrations in Atlantic Canada takes place in Westville. The five-day event includes a county fair, street parade, and annual guest bands from around the world. The year 2007 marked the 100th anniversary of Westville's Canada Day celebrations. Antigonish, Nova Scotia Antigonish ( / ˌ æ n t ɪ ɡ ə ˈ n ɪ ʃ / AN -tig-ə- NISH ; Canadian Gaelic : Am Baile Mòr [am ˈpalə ˈmuːɾ] )
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#1732849068297484-406: Was sculpted by the renowned Emanuel Hahn . Like many coal towns Westville was a hotbed of sports. Baseball was very popular among the miners. One of the Westville baseball teams was crowned Maritime champion in 1927 and the legendary Babe Ruth visited the town in 1936 and hit a ball over the centre field fence. The town also sponsored championship cricket, lacrosse, football and hockey teams. In
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