page_title: Walton, Nova Scotia
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Walton, Nova Scotia / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The German cargo ship Sabine Howaldt in the tidal harbor from Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada - 1958 Français&#160;: Le navire allemand Sabine Howaldt à Port de marée Walton, sur la péninsule de Nova Scotia, Canada - 1958 Deutsch: Das deutsche Frachtschiff Sabine Howaldt im Tidehafen von Walton, auf der Halbinsel von Nova Scotia, Kanada - 1958 - Position 45 Grad 13 Minuten 50,56 Sekunden Nord --- 64 Grad 00 Minuten 37,52 Sekunden West --- Höhe über dem Meeresspiegel Null m
context_page_description: Walton is a village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants, Nova Scotia. The community is named after John Nutting's son James Walton Nutting.
context_section_description: Acadians lived in the village before the Expulsion of the Acadians. At that time the community was named Petit Rivier.  The Acadians built dykes and four dwellings.
  Th village was later granted to Loyalists, John Nutting, who gave the community to his son James Walton Nutting (who was named after his mother Mary Walton).
  Walton became a shipbuilding centre in the 19th century. Among the large vessels built was the namesake barque Walton built in 1855. Many of the ships built in Walton were used to carry gypsum and later barite which was mined locally (see below).
  The Walton lighthouse was built in 1873 and still marks its presence along the coastline. It aided ships into the port of Walton for many years until the shipping industry declined in the 1970s. Now the lighthouse is a heritage landmark of Nova Scotia and a municipal heritage site.
caption: German freighter in port, 1958. The Port of Walton is no longer active.
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