Port Medway, Nova Scotia

Port Medway is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of [Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia|Region of Queens Municipality].

History

Port Medway was settled by United Empire Loyalists via Land Petitions/Memorials in the 1780s.
Because of its deep harbor, the town originally housed a significant wooden shipbuilding industry owned by the Wylde family. At its most prosperous, over 5,000 inhabitants lived and worked there. When the industry disappeared the population dwindled to a few hundred residents.
After the historic lighthouse was decommissioned, it was purchased by Queens County and restored in 2002.