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New Germany, Nova Scotia
New Germany, Lunenburg County is a community in a central portion
of south western Nova Scotia. It is located on the LaHave River,
which splits the town into two halves which are connected by two
early-twentieth century steel bridges. A main service centre on
Trunk 10, New Germany is 25 kilometers north of Bridgewater on the
south shore and 64 kilometers south of Middleton in the Annapolis
Valley.
New Germany is home to a community-built medical centre, liquor
store, elementary school, high school(NGRHS), several churches. It
has a fairly large fire department, which covers an extensive
district, as well as an RCMP outpost which is housed in the same
building as the fire department.
The area was settled in the early 1800s by descendants of the
Foreign Protestants who arrived in Lunenburg in the eighteenth
century. The first settlement was close to the New Germany Lake.
Through the years, New Germany has been the site of varied economic
activity. It was the hub for numerous outlying communities. J.
Zwicker and Son of New Germany sold electric power to the Barss
Corner Electric Light Company for distribution. Not only was there a
mill at Morgan Falls on the LaHave River, there was also a factory
on the LaHave River which produced wooden boxes for products such as
fish.
During the mid-twentieth century, the town was particularly
vibrant and home to numerous grocery stores, clothing stores, and a
movie theatre. Until the 1980s, New Germany was also accessible by
the Halifax and Southwestern Railway though the now-abandoned
railroad tracks are popular with all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts who
sometimes gather at the Small Engine Repair Station yard, and one of
the few available spaces for young people to gather.
Local employment hinges on natural resources such as farming,
blueberries, maple syrup, forestry and Christmas trees which are
shipped over North America. Many workers are employed in the nearby
town of Bridgewater, with the Bowater Mill in Oakhill and the
Michelin tire plant in the industrial park employing numerous people
from the area. Current conditions in the forestry industry have led
to many small operators leaving the business and journeying to
Alberta.
Though a combination of factors including out migration and the
expansion of Bridgewater as a shopping destination have led to New
Germany becoming predominantly a retirement community, there are
plans to make the community vibrant once again for people of all
ages. Due to lack of environmental development, very little has been
done to progress the state of this fair village.
