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Antigonish is a Canadian town in north-eastern Nova Scotia and the county seat of Antigonish County. It is also the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish and home to St. Francis Xavier University.
The oldest continuous highland games in North America are held every summer in Antigonish.
The name Antigonish is of Mi'kmaq origin and is believed to refer to the place where tree branches are torn off by bears gathering beech nuts.
The first European settlement took place in 1784 when Colonel Hierlihy received a large land grant surrounding Antigonish Harbour. Hierlihy and his party founded a settlement called Dorchester, named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, Governor of Canada, and the Lord of Dorchester.
In 1796 a local settler, with the assistance of a native guide, blazed a trail from Antigonish Harbour to Brown's Mountain, using the shortest route. This trail became a guide for travelers and eventually evolved into a winding Main Street.
By the late 1820s, Dorchester was commonly referred to as Antigonish.
St. Francis Xavier University was founded in 1853 and moved to Antigonish, from Arichat Cape Breton, in 1855. It was originally a Catholic seminary. St. Francis Xavier was granted full University powers in 1866 by an act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The local newspaper, The Casket, was first published on January 1, 1861.
The first Antigonish Highland Games were held in 1863 to raise funds for the construction of St. Ninian's Cathedral.
Sydney County was renamed Antigonish County in 1864.
Antigonish was incorporated as a town in 1889.
The first hospital in Antigonish opened on June 10, 1906.
Antigonish is considered to be a "service centre" as many of the local businesses are based in the service sector. There are no major industrial operations located in the town or county. The workforce is primarily white collar with the largest employers being St. Martha's Regional Hospital and St. Francis Xavier University. Another major employer in Antigonish is Canada Post's National Philatelic Centre, which provides mail-order services for worldwide collectors of Canadian stamps.
A great deal of retail development has taken place within Antigonish. The retail landscape of the town and county has changed significantly because of a recent building boom. Much of the growth has taken place in the Post Road area of town. Atlantic Superstore, Wal-Mart, and Central (a home improvement warehouse chain, similar to The Home Depot, located in Nova Scotia) have constructed new stores within the past year. The former Atlantic SuperValu, also located in this area, has been redeveloped as a Staples Business Depot. Other areas have also seen growth. Shoppers Drug Mart and the NSLC (liquor store) have built new stores downtown, and a new GM dealership was constructed on the outskirts of town. Construction on a multi unit retail complex, which will house a new Cleve's Source for Sports store, has recently begun near the local shopping mall. A call centre is expected to open in the local shopping mall in mid-2006. It plans to employ 200-300 people.
The oldest continuous highland games in North America are held every summer in Antigonish.
The name Antigonish is of Mi'kmaq origin and is believed to refer to the place where tree branches are torn off by bears gathering beech nuts.
The first European settlement took place in 1784 when Colonel Hierlihy received a large land grant surrounding Antigonish Harbour. Hierlihy and his party founded a settlement called Dorchester, named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, Governor of Canada, and the Lord of Dorchester.
In 1796 a local settler, with the assistance of a native guide, blazed a trail from Antigonish Harbour to Brown's Mountain, using the shortest route. This trail became a guide for travelers and eventually evolved into a winding Main Street.
By the late 1820s, Dorchester was commonly referred to as Antigonish.
St. Francis Xavier University was founded in 1853 and moved to Antigonish, from Arichat Cape Breton, in 1855. It was originally a Catholic seminary. St. Francis Xavier was granted full University powers in 1866 by an act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The local newspaper, The Casket, was first published on January 1, 1861.
The first Antigonish Highland Games were held in 1863 to raise funds for the construction of St. Ninian's Cathedral.
Sydney County was renamed Antigonish County in 1864.
Antigonish was incorporated as a town in 1889.
The first hospital in Antigonish opened on June 10, 1906.
Antigonish is considered to be a "service centre" as many of the local businesses are based in the service sector. There are no major industrial operations located in the town or county. The workforce is primarily white collar with the largest employers being St. Martha's Regional Hospital and St. Francis Xavier University. Another major employer in Antigonish is Canada Post's National Philatelic Centre, which provides mail-order services for worldwide collectors of Canadian stamps.
A great deal of retail development has taken place within Antigonish. The retail landscape of the town and county has changed significantly because of a recent building boom. Much of the growth has taken place in the Post Road area of town. Atlantic Superstore, Wal-Mart, and Central (a home improvement warehouse chain, similar to The Home Depot, located in Nova Scotia) have constructed new stores within the past year. The former Atlantic SuperValu, also located in this area, has been redeveloped as a Staples Business Depot. Other areas have also seen growth. Shoppers Drug Mart and the NSLC (liquor store) have built new stores downtown, and a new GM dealership was constructed on the outskirts of town. Construction on a multi unit retail complex, which will house a new Cleve's Source for Sports store, has recently begun near the local shopping mall. A call centre is expected to open in the local shopping mall in mid-2006. It plans to employ 200-300 people.
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