page_title: Canso, Nova Scotia
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Canso, Nova Scotia / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph, Canso, NS, about 1914, Wm. Notman &amp; Son, Silver salts on glass - Gelatin dry plate process - 20 x 25 cm Français&#160;: Photographie, Canso, N.-É., vers 1914, Wm. Notman &amp; Son, Plaque sèche à la gélatine, 20 x 25 cm
context_page_description: Canso is a community in Guysborough County, on the north-eastern tip of mainland Nova Scotia, Canada, next to Chedabucto Bay. In January 2012, it ceased to be a separate town and as of July 2012 was amalgamated into the Municipality of the District of Guysborough.
  The area was established in 1604, along with Port Royal, Nova Scotia. The British construction of a fort in the village, was instrumental in contributing to Dummer's War. The town is of national historic importance because it was one of only two British settlements in Nova Scotia prior to the establishment of Halifax. Canso played a key role in the defeat of Louisbourg. Today, the town attracts people internationally for the annual Stan Rogers Folk Festival.
context_section_description: Since the 16th century, Canso has been a strategically important fishery base. It is said that the harbour of Canso was frequented by European fur traders and fishermen within a dozen years of the arrival of Columbus in America, and an attempt at settlement was made here as early as 1518.
  Acadian Governor Razill built a fortified post, Fort Saint-Francois at Canso with Nicholas Le Creux, Sieur du Breuil as lieutenant.
caption: Canso, Nova Scotia – 1914
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