Baddeck, Nova Scotia

Baddeck is a village in Nova Scotia in Canada. It is located on the western shore of Bras d' Or Lake on Cape Breton Island.

The name Baddeck is derived according to some historians, from the word Abadak the Mi'kmaq Indians, meaning " place with an island near " means.

History

The first European settlers were Catholic missionaries who came from France in 1629, according to Louisbourg. By 1790, the Loyalist Captain Jonathan Jones and his family settled. They were the first British settlers, the land rights received from the British Crown at the Baddeck River. They were followed by other loyalists and many immigrants from Scotland. Many descendants of these first settlers still live in Baddeck.

The 1885 change in Baddeck, when Alexander Graham Bell, his wife Mabel and their two young daughters settled in their home in Beinn Bhreagh. The Bell family contributed greatly to the cultural, social and industrial progress of the village. In his laboratory, on the hill of his estate, Bell performed many experiments, built boats, kites, planes and thereby gave many people jobs. Alexander Graham Bell spent the last 30 years of his life until his death in 1922, mostly in Baddeck.

In 1908, a cholera epidemic broke out, 31 residents died in a very short time. On May 1, 1926 fire destroyed large parts of the village.

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• In Baddeck, the first controlled powered flight of an aircraft in the British Empire took place. The Silver Dart, a first of Dr. Bell's aircraft, took off from the frozen Baddeck Bay on 23 February 1909.
• Another experimental vehicle, the " HD 4" hydrofoil with two 350- hp engines, presented on September 9, 1919 at 114 km / h new speed record that stood 10 years untouched.