Tracadie, Nova Scotia

Tracadie is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. Tracadie has close links with nearby Upper Big Tracadie. Led by Thomas Brownspriggs, Tracadie was settled by Black Loyalists in the early 18th century.^[1] According to one 19th century observer, this community was the most successful rural Black community in the province.^[2]

The Order of Saint Augustine established the first of their Canadian houses at Tracadie, in 1938.

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^ Black Loyalist Heritage Society
^ Letters from Nova Scotia;comprising sketches of a young country. September 2021.

Tracadie on Destination Nova Scotia

45°37′19.49″N 61°40′12.75″W / 45.6220806°N 61.6702083°W / 45.6220806; -61.6702083 (Tracadie, Nova Scotia)

Black Loyalist history in Tracadie

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[1] Black Loyalist Heritage Society

[2] Letters from Nova Scotia;comprising sketches of a young country. September 2021.

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