Goldenville, Nova Scotia
Goldenville is a small community located 10 to 20 minutes outside of Sherbrooke (the seat of power for the District of St.Mary's). The community is mainly a forestry community but it also has a gold mining museum.
History
Nelson Nickerson found gold in August, 1861 and Zeba Hewitt built one of the first houses in the village that fall. By July, 1862, several houses had been erected and mining was begun. Two wharves were built the following spring and a road was constructed to the diggings. In 1867 the Templars erected a hall which was also used as a church. An Orange Lodge Hall was built in 1869 and the lower part was used as a schoolroom. A Masonic Lodge Hall was also built in 1869. A Roman Catholic chapel was built in 1871 and it was moved to Sherbrooke in 1907. A new Presbyterian church was opened January 12, 1902.
Gold production for the period of 1862 to 1941 is reported to be 209,383.3 oz., the best producer in Nova Scotia.
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Coordinates: 45°7′8.27″N 62°0′44.08″W / 45.1189639°N 62.0122444°W