LOCATION:
On the rural road between Enfield and Goffs.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Joseph Howe, publisher of the first Canadian
Newspaper, The Novascotian and advocate for responsible government
in Nova Scotia, named Oldham for the birthplace of his ancestors in
England.
HISTORY:
Gold was found here in 1861 and mining operations
were soon established, along with eight crushing mills erected by
1863. Prospectors and their families arrived, followed by mining
officials and tradesmen. Soon the roads were improved and houses,
saloon, general stores, churches and schools were built. For a
number of years it was a rather prosperous town.
GENEALOGY:
However, as with so many places in Nova Scotia, the
gold petered out, the prospectors left and those remaining had to
find alternate means of employment. Many left, of course, while
others moved to nearby communities to settle.
NAMES:
Greenough, Vandergraft, Davis, Fraser, Ferguson,
O'Shaughnessy, Cole, Graham, Horne and Whidden.
"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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1999-2004 by Halifax County NS Canada GenWeb and/or it's contributors
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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