Ken's Journal Halifax, Peggy's Cove and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
| After lunch at the Old Fish Factory Restaurant I wandered around the town of Lunenburg for a while and found some interesting architecture. There are five large churches in this village - some pictures below - a Presbyterian, a United, an Anglican, a Catholic and a Lutheran. Where do the people who support these come from? Lunenburg is not a large village with a 2001 population of only 2600 and a county population of only 47000 with their own local churches. I still wonder. | |
An entryway on Townsend Street. |
Detail on a house on upper Prince Street. |
St John's Anglican Church. |
More St John's Anglican Church. |
Zion Lutheran Church. |
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church - from the back. No chance of a good shot from the front. |
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The Lunenburg Academy. In the early 19th century, County Academies were established to provide a higher education than was available in one-room school houses. Lunenburg's first Academy opened in 1838 and served the community until the second was opened in 1865. This one was destroyed by fire in 1893 and the town took the opportunity to establish this one, the third Academy, here on Gallows Hill. In its heyday, the Academy provided both elementary and secondary education. In the 20th century, the County Academy system was replaced by public high schools and when one was built nearby in the 1960's, the Academy became an elementary school. From 1998 to 2000, the exterior was meticulously restored, including complete reconstruction of one of the towers. The Academy today still operates as the local elementary school - but with a town population of only 2600 and a county population of only 47000, I'm sure only part of the building is used for education. |
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
- Marcel Proust
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