LOCATION:
The community of Hackett's Cove is situated between
Indian Harbour and Seabright, along the old Peggy's Cove Road.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
It might have been named after a settler called
Haggett, but there is not evidence that any such family lived there.
The name Haggett is found in reference to a school district that
existed during the early 1800s.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHT:
Among the Loyalist pioneers was the MacDonald
family, originally from Scotland. Hugh MacDonald had fought for the
British during the American Revolution and was granted land along
St. Margaret's Bay. There is a headstone in the graveyard attached
to St. Peter's Anglican Church that states Hugh erected it when his
mother, Jeanette died. It may well be the oldest headstone in the
St. Margaret's Bay area.
COMMUNITY LORE:
There is a family story, never confirmed, that these
MacDonalds were related to Flora MacDonald, the spirited Highland
lass who hid Bonnie Prince Charlie from the British after the Battle
of Culloden. The sheets that Jeanette is buried in are said to be
the same ones that Prince Charles slept in while hiding with the
MacDonald family on the Isle of Skye.
HACKETT'S COVE TODAY:
Today's residents of Hackett's Cove are fishers or
are involved in the tourist industry. Others work for NAUTEL
Limited, a manufacturer of high power radio frequency products,
which was established over thirty years ago.
"one City...Many Communities" co -
published BY Halifax Regional Municipality AND Nimbus, funded BY
the HRM Millennium Committee.Author : Alfreda Withrow
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RETURN
TO NOVA SCOTIA GENWEB
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Halifax County Genweb Project
gratefully acknowledges the following sources:
Historical Information on many
community pages is from : One
City...Many Communities" co - published by Halifax Regional
Municipality and Nimbus, funded By the HRM Millennium
Committee.Author : Alfreda Withrow.
Mapeeze: Free map linking on
Destination Nova Scotia.
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