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Celebrating Our Heritage The History of Westville –
A history of the town covering all aspects of the community.

Celebrating Our Heritage The History of Westville

Title: Celebrating Our Heritage The History of Westville

Authors: Westville Heritage Group

Publication Date: 1986

Description:

This 208 page book provides a good historic overview of the town of Westville covering all aspects, including a variety of topics discussed in detail, including; the mining industry, transportation, early businesses, churches, schools, sports, culture and entertainment. It includes lots of historic photos, stories and even a few maps.

The book was written by many people so includes a variety of perspectives, thoughts and memories from people who grew up in Westville.

“Gairloch Road, a muddy route running from New Glasgow to  Gairloch, later became Westville’s Main Street.”

“A public meeting was held to establish a name for the community. Many Scottish names were proposed, the favorite being” Ayr” – a name of the Scottish birthplace of several people that settled in the area. The meeting was deadlocked until the name Westville was proposed. It was approved, and became the name of the community, mainly because it was west of the Albion Mines (what we know as Stellarton).”

This book combined with the brief history of Westville written by Andrew Roy helps provide the story of how Westville has become the place we know it.

South Main Street Westville

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