Kentville

Kentville is the largest city and administrative seat of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Along with other nearby towns such as New Minas and the city Wolfville, live in the region about 30,000 people. Kentville is one of the most important cities of the Annapolis Valley.

History

The region was occupied at the beginning of Mi'kmaq Indians. The first European settlers were Acadians, who built dikes to protect their farmland from the tides of the Bay of Fundy. In 1755 they were then expelled by the British because they swore no allegiance to the British king. So the area of farmers from the New England states was settled. During the American Revolution, the Loyalists were added as new settlers.

Initially, the city Horton 's Corner was called, but was renamed in 1826 in Kentville, after Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, (son of King George III. , And father of Queen Victoria) had visited the area in 1794.

Economy

Agriculture, especially the cultivation of apples, is the dominant industry in the area of Kentville and throughout the Annapolis Valley. The Apple Blossom Festival, which takes place every May, celebrating the heyday of the apple trees. A large street parade will be held during the festival, with marching bands, floats and more hard princesses, one for each town in the Annapolis Valley. One of the princesses is proclaimed as " Queen Annapolisa " and represents the region for a year.

The tire manufacturer Michelin is an important employer in the region with a factory near Kentville, which is work for over 1,000 people.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Robert Aitken, flutist and composer